DROP BEHIND (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING)

drop behind (someone or something): translation

drop behind (someone or something)

1. Lit. to reduce speed and end up after someone or a group, at the back of a moving line. •

I dropped behind the rest of the people, because I can't walk that fast.

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I dropped behind the speeding pack of cars and drove a little slower.

2. Fig. to fail to keep up with the schedule being followed by someone or a group. •

My production output dropped behind what it should have been.

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I stayed later at work to keep from dropping behind.