hang behind

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verb

(intr, adverb) to remain in a place after others have left; linger

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby hang behind

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How to use hang behind in a sentence

Then he would hang behind on our way home, evidently greatly distressed at his ignorance.
Captain Mugford|W.H.G. Kingston
By this time he was decidedly in a fidget, and began to hang behind.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 416, June 1850|Various
Jessup passed the blue ribbon round his neck, letting the cross hang behind.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
You must clap on all sail, on the prizes; and I shall hang behind a bit, and tackle the gunboats.
Held Fast For England|G. A. Henty

But the devil's in that fellow; every inn we stop at, he will always hang behind, chattering to the bar-maid, or chamber-maid.
Wild Oats|John O'Keeffe