drop behind

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drop behind

verb drops behind · dropping behind · dropped behind

intransitive, transitive To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.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

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@misc{drop_behind_2026,
  title = {drop behind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drop%20behind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}