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  • verb idiomatic, intransitive To be late (for a regular event)
  • verb To be progressively below average in performance.

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  • verb hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  • verb retreat

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  • JM advises that the sooner you fall behind then the more time you will have to catch up.

    July 17, 2011