Lag

To fall behind in movement, progress, or development; to cause a delay.

verb

Lag

To fall behind in movement, progress, or development; to cause a delay.

verb

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Imagine This

Imagine a sprinter suddenly losing momentum and drifting behind the pack as the finish line grows farther away.

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Sounds Like

læɡ (rhymes with 'tag')

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Remember This

Lag is commonly used with 'behind' (lag behind) and with 'delay' as a noun (a lag in time).

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Other Forms

lagnoun

laggingadjective

laggedverb

lagsverb

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Connect With

delay, fall behind, trail, slow down, latency, backlog

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Note

Do not confuse with 'lag' meaning 'to hang or lie;' in tech, lag often refers to latency or delay in responses. The noun form 'lag' refers to the period of delay itself.