Episode 3: Come On, Bob!

J
ackie: Bob, wake up and help me! We have to finish this project today if we don't want to fall behind.
Fall behind - fell behind - fallen behind

Meaning: If you fall behind, you fail to do something on time or as fast as necessary.

Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. The verb and particle are not usually separated. If an object is used, it takes the preposition with.

She fell behind
She fell behind with her car payments
She fell behind with them


She fell with her car payments behind
She fell with them behind


Example sentence: She had to work in her family's restaurant most evenings, and even though she tired to work on her studies at night, she often fell behind.

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Synonyms: fall back, drop behind, fail to keep up