fall behind

The important thing is to start and make sure we don't fall behind the rest of the world.

The team fell in step behind the general, who led them out of the building and onto the street.

The side wall fell behind him and suddenly he was alone.

When they fell behind neither of the men looked back.

A tree fell right across the road just behind him.

He fell in behind the line, not trying to pass.

Then once more the land fell away behind them, and they were on the open sea.

You never want to fall behind too much, because it's tough to come back.

Instead, they fell 6 points behind Carolina, which has two games in hand.

She caught on fast and fell into step behind him.

But how did they fall behind by 15 points in the first place?

A company can do everything right and yet still fall behind.

The students say that too much work means they fall behind in class.

Second, in science, to stand still is to fall behind.

If she had to fall behind in her work, it was for a good cause.

He allowed another run in the third to fall behind, 3-0.

But as the team fell behind, he had no choice.

If it was going to be like that, I didn't want to fall behind.

They fell behind by 21 points in the first half.

We have come back many times after falling behind without quite getting the job done.