drop behind
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]drop behind (third-person singular simple present drops behind, present participle dropping behind, simple past and past participle dropped behind)
- (transitive or intransitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.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.