- fall behind on something
- ˌfall beˈhind with sth derived
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They had fallen behind on their mortgage repayments.
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He's fallen behind with his school work again.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fall behind on something
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fall behind with something — ˌfall beˈhind with sth derived (also ˌfall beˈhind on sth especially in NAmE) to not pay or do sth at the right time • They had fallen behind on their mortgage repayments. • He s fal … Useful english dictionary
fall behind — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fall behind, you do not make progress or move forward as fast as other people. [V P] Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind... [V P n] Boris is falling behind all the top players. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you… … English dictionary
fall behind — phrasal verb Word forms fall behind : present tense I/you/we/they fall behind he/she/it falls behind present participle falling behind past tense fell behind past participle fallen behind 1) fall behind someone [intransitive/transitive] to move… … English dictionary
fall behind — verb 1. retreat (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑fall back, ↑lose, ↑drop off, ↑recede • Ant: ↑gain (for: ↑fall back) … Useful english dictionary
fall behind (something) — ˌfall beˈhind (sb/sth) derived to fail to keep level with sb/sth • She soon fell behind the leaders. Main entry: ↑fallderived … Useful english dictionary
fall behind — /ˌfɔ:l bɪ haɪnd/ verb to be late in doing something ● They fell behind with their mortgage repayments … Marketing dictionary in english
fall behind — /ˌfɔ:l bɪ haɪnd/ verb to be late in doing something ● They fell behind with their mortgage repayments … Dictionary of banking and finance
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fall — ▪ I. fall fall 1 [fɔːl ǁ fɒːl] verb fell PASTTENSE [fel] fallen PASTPART [ˈfɔːlən ǁ ˈfɒː ] 1. [intransitive] to go down to a lower price, level, amount etc: • Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell 9.6% … Financial and business terms
behind — Used for listed equity securities. At the same price but entered after your order/ interest, such as on the specialist s book. Antithesis of ahead of you. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. behind be‧hind 1 [bɪˈhaɪnd] adverb be/get/fall… … Financial and business terms
