Verb: drop back
- Take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football
"The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
- To lag or linger behind
"But in so many other areas we still are dropping back";
- drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
Derived forms: dropped back, dropping back, drops back
Type of: dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag, move