fell below
Descended past threshold
Fell below means dropped to a level under some threshold or standard.
Temperature, prices, performance, or measurements can fall below expectations, averages, or minimums: Sales fell below projections for the third quarter.
Her grades fell below the requirements for the scholarship.
The phrase often signals disappointment or failure to meet a benchmark.
- beneathIn a lower position
- plummetRapid downward descent
- dropFall or release
- trailedFollowed or lagged
- lagPeriod of falling behind
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