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fall behind vs hang back

hang back vs fall behind

fall behind and hang back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fall behind No No Yes No
hang back No No Yes No
As verbs, hang back is a hyponym of fall behind; that is, hang back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fall behind:
  • fall behind: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  • hang back: to lag or linger behind
Other hyponyms of fall behind include drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, trail.
fall behind (verb) hang back (verb)
retreat to lag or linger behind
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Difference between fall behind and hang back

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