trail slightly
Frequency: 6.58.3 per million words
Refers to having a lower score.
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- The team is currently trailing slightly in the league standings.
- After the first round, she found herself trailing slightly behind the leader.
- Our sales figures for this quarter trail slightly behind last year's.
- The challenger is trailing slightly in the latest opinion polls.
- Despite their efforts, they still trail slightly in the championship race.
- The new product's market share trails slightly compared to its main competitor.
- He started strong but began to trail slightly towards the end of the marathon.
- If we don't pick up the pace, we'll continue to trail slightly in project completion.
- The blue team is trailing slightly with only a few points separating them.
- Even though they trail slightly, they remain optimistic about catching up.