"drop behind" meaning in English

See drop behind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: drops behind [present, singular, third-person], dropping behind [participle, present], dropped behind [participle, past], dropped behind [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop behind (third-person singular simple present drops behind, present participle dropping behind, simple past and past participle dropped behind)
  1. (transitive or intransitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-drop_behind-en-verb-QDIdSj6O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (behind) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (behind): 48 52
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.
    Sense id: en-drop_behind-en-verb-r1qXq59O Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (behind) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (behind): 48 52

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