lag

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

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Senses

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cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

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throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
dawdlefall backfall behindremand
pasttense
lagged
presentparticiple
lagging
thirdpersonsingular
lags
pastparticiple
lagged