fall behind (with something)

fall behind (with something)
fall behind (in something) & fall behind (on something) & fall behind (with something) & get behind (insomething) & get behind (on something) & get behind (with something)
to lag behind schedule in some kind of work or some other scheduled activity. •

You are falling behind in your car payments.

I tried not to get behind on them.

Please don't fall behind with your payments.

I won't fall behind again.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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