drop back

He was among the early leaders but then dropped back before running on in the straight.

It caused me to drop back again onto the floor.

She put a hand up, then let it drop back.

His hand opened and Jason dropped back before he could answer.

After a moment, she dropped back a step to walk beside him.

Once in a while, though, he dropped back a little.

Only then did he drop back onto his own chair.

I decided to break free by dropping back a hundred years.

She dropped back out of their way and let them play.

I half expected him to drop back down, but he didn't.