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12
lag(delay, draw, follow, extend)
8
fall back(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
7
dawdle(delay, draw, follow, extend)
6
trail(follow, stick, trace, pull)
5
recede
4
drop off
4
hang back(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
4
linger(delay, draw, follow, extend)
4
loiter(delay, draw, follow, extend)
4
lose
4
straggle(draw, follow, extend, trace)
3
drag(delay, draw, follow, extend)
3
drop back(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
3
follow(trace, pull, track, chase)
2
lag behind(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
2
lose ground(expression, follow, pull, chase)
2
procrastinate(delay, draw, follow, extend)
1
be in arrears
1
bedog(draw, follow, extend, trace)
1
bring up the rear(expression, idiom, draw, follow)
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APASmart Define. (2015). fall behind thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fall_behind/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "fall behind thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/fall_behind/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, fall behind thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/fall_behind/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "fall behind thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/fall_behind/thesaurus/synonyms>