fall back vs dawdle

fall back and dawdle both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of fall back include fall behind, lag.

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