Drop behind Meaning in English

expression

US

UK

التعريف

To fall behind others or fail to keep up with a group, schedule, or standard.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal and often used about progress in school, work, or competition. Common collocations: 'drop behind in class', 'drop behind schedule'. Not physical dropping—refers to falling back or not keeping pace.

• Spanish: quedarse atrás - retrasarse
• Portuguese (BR): ficar para trás - atrasar-se
• Portuguese (PT): ficar para trás - atrasar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 落后
• Chinese (Traditional): 落後
• Hindi: पीछे रह जाना
• Arabic: يتخلف
• Bengali: পিছিয়ে পড়া - পিছিয়ে থাকা
• Russian: отставать
• Japanese: 遅れをとる
• Vietnamese: tụt lại sau
• Korean: 뒤처지다
• Turkish: geride kalmak
• Urdu: پیچھے رہ جانا
• Indonesian: tertinggal

جمل نموذجية

He started to drop behind the other runners during the race.

basic

She used to be a top student, but she’s starting to drop behind.

natural

If we drop behind schedule, the project could be delayed.

natural

Let me know if you start to drop behind so I can help.

natural

If you drop behind in class, it's hard to catch up.

basic

Don’t drop behind on your homework assignments.

basic