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Lag behind
Verb
Word Frequency:
0.8
Definitions
1.
Verb
To fail to keep pace; to fail to keep up with one's peers; to achieve or impress less than one's peers; to move more slowly than one's peers.
"Liam was lagging behind in the race."
Synonyms
fall behind
drop behind
drop
drop back
leave behind
lose time
underlive
trail
lose
slow
fall by the wayside
languish
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