Hang Back (Verb)
Meaning
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The tourists decided to hang back and take more photos of the beautiful scenery while the rest of the group continued on the hike.
- He chose to hang back and let his colleagues take the lead during the project presentation.
- During the marathon, she began to hang back due to exhaustion and couldn't maintain her initial pace.
- The team of reporters had to hang back to avoid being noticed while gathering information for their undercover investigation.
- Despite her initial enthusiasm, she started to hang back as the conversation turned to topics she wasn't familiar with.