drop back

English Thesaurus

1. take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	move,
definition	:	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)

2. to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag,
definition	:	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)