Betydning av fall behind På norsk

• 0 to do worse than others in the same group -- sakke akterut

  • He’s falling behind his class in reading. Han sakker akterut for resten av klassen i lesing.

• 1 to get behind others who are moving faster -- bli liggende etter

  • The injured soldiers fell behind their comrades. De skadede soldatene ble liggende etter kameratene sine.

• 2 to be slower than (someone else) -- sakke bakut, komme på etterskudd

  • Hurry up! You’re falling behind (the others)

  • He is falling behind in his schoolwork.

• 3 (with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc -- komme på etterskudd/i restanse

  • Don’t fall behind with the rent!