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What does fall behind mean?

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Verb
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see fall,‎ behind.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
  3. (intransitive) To be progressively below average in performance.
  4. to fail to keep up
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When you fall behind the competition, there's always a temptation to label it unfair.
Without such careful preparation in the competitive business of megaproject architecture, a company can easily fall behind.
And if you don't stay ahead of your competition, you're invariably going to fall behind.
You either out-perform the global leaders, create a competitive niche, or fall behind.
Daily, they fall behind, and the gulf between them and their developed partners widens.
He said the city could fall behind the competition if its festive lights were not up to their usual high standard.

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