FELL BEHIND Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

fell behind

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past tense of fall behind

as in delayed

to move or act slowly He lost his footing and fell behind in the relay.

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Recent Examples of fell behind Bell also fell behind 0-2 in the count before taking four straight balls to load the bases, the last ball confirmed after an ABS challenge by Kansas City. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The Royals led 3-0 through four innings, fell behind after giving up four runs in the fifth before going back ahead on Massey's blast to right. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 The Padres fell behind early and stranded runners throughout. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 Facing China under a new Olympic tournament format that offered virtually no margin for error, the United States quickly fell behind two sets to none. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Despite the full lineup and passionate patriotic crowd in Seattle, Team USA looked uncomfortable from the start, fell behind early, made sloppy mistakes and could not keep up with the Belgians, who move on to face Spain in the quarterfinals. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Raleigh fell behind 0-2 in the count but worked a nine-pitch walk that scored Crawford and chased Ureña (5-7). — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The Phillies squandered an early 3-0 lead and fell behind 4-3 before Schwarber hit a 408-foot drive to center field off Kodai Senga (0-7), who was making the first regular-season relief appearance of his big league career. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 28 June 2026

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