All fall behind synonyms

verb fall behind

• follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
• falter — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
• pull — pull media
• lag — netlag
• chase — If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
• draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
• hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• spoor — a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
• flag — flagstone (def 1).
• poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
• spook — Informal. a ghost; specter.
• straggle — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
• shadow — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
• dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
• droop — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
• drag — drag and drop
• trudge — to walk, especially laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
• pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
• hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
• haul — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
• stalk — an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
• loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
• shag — this dance step.
• draggle — to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud.
• stream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
• tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
• dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
• dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
• traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
• trace — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
• dangle — If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely.
• tow — to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• plod — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
• tail — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
• linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
• fall back — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
• hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
• bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
• drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
• nose out — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
• tag along — If someone goes somewhere and you tag along, you go with them, especially when they have not asked you to.