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get behind

get behind

Meaning of get behind

English

if you get behind with work or payments, you have not done as much work or made as many payments as you should have

Русский

не успевать с работой или платежами

get behind

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌɡet bɪˈhaɪnd/
American English
/ˌɡet bɪˈhaɪnd/

get behind with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом get behind

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

18 сочетаний

Работа и учёба

Work and study
get behind with homework
не успевать делать домашние задания

If you get behind with homework, ask your teacher for help.

Если ты не успеваешь делать домашние задания, попроси учителя помочь.

get further behind
ещё больше отставать

Take a day to catch up before you get further behind.

Выдели день, чтобы наверстать упущенное, пока ты не отстал ещё больше.

  • get behind with workне успевать выполнять работу
  • get behind on a projectотстать от графика проекта
  • get behind with the paperworkне успевать оформлять документы
  • get behind in your studiesотставать в учёбе
  • get behind scheduleотставать от графика

Задолженность по платежам

Falling behind on payments
get behind on mortgage payments
просрочить ипотечные платежи

Contact the lender before you get behind on mortgage payments.

Свяжитесь с кредитором, прежде чем у вас возникнет просрочка по ипотеке.

get behind on tax payments
просрочить налоговые платежи

Small businesses can get behind on tax payments when customers pay late.

Малые предприятия могут просрочить налоговые платежи, когда клиенты платят с задержкой.

  • get behind with the rentзадерживать оплату аренды
  • get behind with billsзадерживать оплату счетов
  • get behind on loan repaymentsпросрочить выплаты по кредиту
  • get behind on child supportнакопить задолженность по алиментам

Накопившиеся дела

A growing backlog
get behind with housework
не успевать с домашними делами

With three children at home, it is easy to get behind with housework.

С тремя детьми дома легко запустить домашние дела.

  • get behind on emailне успевать разбирать почту
  • get behind with markingне успевать проверять работы
  • get behind on ordersне успевать выполнять заказы
  • get behind on maintenanceне успевать проводить техобслуживание

Примеры предложений с get behind

  1. 1

    I got behind with work while I was ill.

    За время болезни у меня накопилась работа.

  2. 2

    We are getting behind with the paperwork again.

    Мы опять не успеваем оформлять документы.

  3. 3

    We cannot afford to get behind on this project again.

    Мы не можем позволить себе снова отстать от графика этого проекта.

  4. 4

    The builders got behind schedule because of the rain.

    Дождь задержал строителей, и они отстали от графика.

  5. 5

    After losing his job, my neighbor got behind with the rent.

    Потеряв работу, мой сосед начал задерживать оплату аренды.

  6. 6

    How did we get so far behind with our bills?

    Как у нас накопилось столько неоплаченных счетов?

  7. 7

    She got behind on loan repayments when her hours were cut.

    Когда ей сократили часы работы, она начала задерживать выплаты по кредиту.

  8. 8

    I am getting behind on email, so please call if it is urgent.

    Я не успеваю разбирать почту, поэтому звоните, если дело срочное.

  9. 9

    Have you got behind with orders, or is there another reason for the delay?

    Вы задерживаете выполнение заказов или у задержки другая причина?

get behind usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I got behind on my bills last month.

В прошлом месяце я отстал с оплатой счетов.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She got behind at school last year.

В прошлом году она отстала в школе.

get behind synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between get behind, fall behind, be behind, and be in arrears

fall behind
🇬🇧English

Same meaning, more common.

very often

ENHe fell behind with his homework when he was ill.

B
🇬🇧English
be behind

Describes the state of being late, not the process.

very often

ENWe're two weeks behind with the project.

Advanced: broader words

B
🇬🇧English
be in arrears

Formal: owing overdue payments.

rare word

ENThe tenants are three months in arrears.

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What does get behind mean?

if you get behind with work or payments, you have not done as much work or made as many payments as you should have

How do you pronounce get behind?

get behind is pronounced [ˌɡet bɪˈhaɪnd].

How is get behind used in a sentence?

В прошлом месяце я отстал с оплатой счетов. Translation: I got behind on my bills last month.

Is get behind part of Skills and Career vocabulary?

Yes, get behind can be learned in the Skills and Career topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is get behind part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

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