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Free sign up"trailing behind" is a valid phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone or something is lagging behind in terms of progress, speed, or development. For example, "The project was trailing behind its original timeline, so the team had to work late into the night to stay on track."
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Why is Britain trailing behind?
But it has left politicians trailing behind.
THE world is used to trailing behind Jamaican sprinters.
McGwire, with Sammy Sosa trailing behind, was having a blast.
With an aide trailing behind, he headed for the door.
Emmanuel Mutai, Gebremariam, Kebede were trailing behind, but Mutai looked determined and running extraordinarily easy.
"We are trailing behind on our payments".
There was another lady trailing behind with another rope.
America is trailing behind much of Europe in many other aspects too.
The guy trailing behind is trying to look cool, but he's easily scared," she said.
Indeed, progress remains uneven with sub-Saharan Africa trailing behind.
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