drop behind
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Verb[edit]
drop behind (third-person singular simple present drops behind, present participle dropping behind, simple past and past participle dropped behind)
- (transitive or intransitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.