<OL TYPE="1"><LI>behind<OL TYPE="a"><LI>to come late or too tardily<OL TYPE="1"><LI>to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end<LI>metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from</OL><LI>to be inferior in power, influence and rank<OL TYPE="1"><LI>of the person: to be inferior to</OL><LI>to fail, be wanting<LI>to be in want of, lack</OL><LI>to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth</OL>