DROP BACK


Meaning of DROP BACK in English

drop back ( also drop behind ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ drop )

to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you:

He started out with the leaders but at the first fence he dropped back.

Ellen dropped behind to tie her shoelace.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.