fall behind

遅れる、後れを取る

他の人より動きや進みが遅く、次第に差が広がる。

やさしい英語で： To move or progress more slowly than others, leaving a growing distance between you.

• Don’t fall behind the group.
• I fell behind when the others started running.
• The project is falling behind because we need more workers.

使い方： fall behind someone/something (The tired child fell behind the group.)

類義語： lag behind, get behind

反対語： catch up

よく使う表現： fall behind someone, fall behind others

支払いが遅れる、遅れが出る

定期的な支払いや作業が期限に間に合わなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To stop making regular payments or completing regular tasks on time.

• We fell behind on our bills.
• He is falling behind with the rent again.
• Have you ever fallen behind on your mortgage payments?

使い方： fall behind with something (She fell behind with her rent.); fall behind on something (They have fallen behind on their loan payments.)

類義語： get behind

反対語： catch up

よく使う表現： fall behind financially, fall behind again

遅れを取る、取り残される

他の人や期待される水準と比べ、成績が次第に劣っていく。

やさしい英語で： To do increasingly worse than other people or the standard expected.

• She is falling behind in science.
• Our team fell behind the others in overall performance.
• Without training, experienced workers can fall behind younger colleagues.

使い方： fall behind in something (He is falling behind in mathematics.); fall behind someone/something (The company fell behind its competitors.)

類義語： lag behind

反対語： outperform

よく使う表現： fall behind academically, fall behind competitors

後ろに落ちる

空中から落ちて、何かの後ろに着地する。

やさしい英語で： To drop down through the air and land at the back of something.

• The coin fell behind the sofa.
• Did your keys fall behind the cupboard?
• Some books fell behind the bed when the shelf broke.

使い方： fall behind something (A pencil fell behind the desk.)

類義語： drop behind

よく使う表現： fall behind furniture, fall behind something