- get behind (insomething)
- 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.