dawdle vs fall back

dawdle and fall back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dawdle	No	No	Yes	No
fall back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dawdle and fall back are synonyms defined as:

dawdle and fall back: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Other synonyms of dawdle include fall behind, lag.

dawdle (verb)	fall back (verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly	go back to bad behavior
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.	retreat
waste time	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
	fall backwards and down
	move back and away from
	have recourse to