プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
たちおくれ【立ち後れ・立ち遅れ】
立ち後れを取り戻す
make up for one's late start
日本の輸出政策は明らかな立ち後れを見せている
Japanese export policy 「is clearly lagging [has clearly fallen] behind (that of other nations).
今ごろ立候補したのでは彼は立ち後れだ
It's a little too late for him to be announcing his candidacy now.