behind in

Also, behind on . Late with; not progressing quickly enough with. For example, The builders are behind on this project , or I can't take time out or I'll be too far behind in my work . The same idea is also expressed as behind time , where time means a schedule or appointed time, as in The bus should have been here; it's behind time . [Early 1300s] Also see fall behind .
In arrears, owing more than one should. For example, Jane and Bob are behind in their payments, so the interest will mount up . [Late 1300s]

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Johnson was critical of that decision in an X post after the Lakers fell behind in the series three games to one.

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“I was falling behind in the count, and then I couldn’t establish my rhythm,” Yamamoto said.

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While Republicans lag behind in voter registration, he noted that it’s not unusual for candidates to win 40% or more of the statewide vote.

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Polls suggest the Bloc Quebecois, a party advocating for Quebec separatism that only runs candidates in the French-speaking province, is in third place, with the left-leaning New Democratic Party trailing behind in fourth.

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Unfortunately I was so behind in studying and so disconnected from any possible chance of friendship that I ended up dropping out and enrolling at an entirely different university.

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behindhand behind someone's back

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