fall back

fall back (third-person singular simple present falls back, present participle falling back, simple past fell back, past participle fallen back)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall,‎ back.
2. To retreat.
3. To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
4. To turn the clocks back for daylight saving time.

• (retreat): ebb, ebb away, recede, retreat

• fall-back, fallback

• fall back, fall edge
• fall back on, fall back upon
• spring forward, fall back

• backfall