drop behind

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Verb

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drop behind (third-person singular simple present drops behind, present participle dropping behind, simple past and past participle dropped behind)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand,‎ behind.