in Rückstand geraten

to fall behind

Türkçe: geri kalmak

Noun

Rückstand m.

Verb

geraten

Topic

Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Die Studentin gerät mit ihrer Seminararbeit in Rückstand.

How it is used

Means 'to fall behind' – into arrears or delay. Neutral, used in finance or project management. Common mistake: using 'Rückstand' for physical distance; it's temporal or financial.

Other verbs that go with Rückstand

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Rückstand aufholento catch up on the backlog

All collocations with Rückstand

Other collocations built on geraten

• in Abhängigkeit geraten von+Dat.to become dependent on
• außer Atem geratento get out of breath
• in Aufregung geratento get excited/agitated
• in Aufruhr geratento fall into turmoil
• in Bedrängnis geratento get into a difficult situation
• in Begeisterung geratento become enthusiastic
• in Brand geratento catch fire
• in Ekstase geratento go into ecstasy