Behind and Downfield

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Behind adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

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Downfield and behind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Downfield" instead an adjective "Behind".

Downfield adjective - Toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field.

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Behind and downfield are semantically related. You can use "Behind" instead an adjective "Downfield".

Originally this referred to a rugby play in which the team that had the ball could kick it downfield and anyone who was "onside"—namely, the kicker and anyone who was behind him—could advance downfield and recover the ball.

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