To linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, behind.

(transitive) To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, behind. / Nonstandard form of lie behind.

simple past tense of lie behind

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind. / To be late; to be behind schedule.

(transitive or intransitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lie, behind. / To be the ultimate cause of.

(transitive or intransitive) To fail to keep pace; to fail to keep up with one's peers; to achieve or impress less than one's peers; to move more slowly than one's peers.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay behind

simple past tense and past participle of lay behind