fall behind Значение & определение

Значение на fall behind на български

• 0 to fail to do something fast enough or on time:

  • He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.

  • I've fallen behind on the mortgage payments.

• 1 to not make a regular payment at the time you should:

  • fall behind with sth We started to fall behind with our mortgage payments when my husband lost his job.

• 2 to not finish work at the time you planned or promised to finish it:

  • fall behind by three weeks/six months/10 days, etc. Severe weather conditions caused the construction project to fall behind by over three months.

  • If we fall behind schedule we may lose the contract.

• 3 to not make as much progress as someone else:

  • Companies that failed to modernize fell behind quite dramatically.