as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
the lagging pace of work on the project was worrisome
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as in fading
to lose bodily strength or vigor
during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag
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as in delaying
to move or act slowly
the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack
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Recent Examples of lagging
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Erdman also pointed out that a geeky metric meaningful to those of us in the meteorological community is also lagging.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Sanctions have forced Tehran to sell most of its crude to China at discount prices, while aging refineries leave the country lagging behind other oil-rich states.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Oceanside Unified was one of the few local districts where girls were outperforming boys before the pandemic and lagging them five years later, the AP analysis found.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Those three are just a few of the proposals that companies have pitched to a county hoping to find new ways to reduce the steam of waste fastly filling landfills and to improve lagging recycling rates by residents.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noticing your signal lagging at home when people are gaming and streaming?
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Going into Wednesday’s report, Salesforce was down 23% for the year, lagging behind all but one stock in the Dow and trailing all other large-cap tech companies.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
While the vacuum industry is besting itself over the years, including robot helpers with AI capabilities, cordless vacuums are not lagging behind thanks to slimmer, more streamlined bodies, longer run times, and upgraded wet-dry features.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Metrics That Predict, Not Report The lagging nature of HR’s metrics compounds the problem.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
For the time being, the United States is lagging behind China in drone development and manufacturing.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Erdman also pointed out that a geeky metric meaningful to those of us in the meteorological community is also lagging.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Sanctions have forced Tehran to sell most of its crude to China at discount prices, while aging refineries leave the country lagging behind other oil-rich states.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Oceanside Unified was one of the few local districts where girls were outperforming boys before the pandemic and lagging them five years later, the AP analysis found.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Those three are just a few of the proposals that companies have pitched to a county hoping to find new ways to reduce the steam of waste fastly filling landfills and to improve lagging recycling rates by residents.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noticing your signal lagging at home when people are gaming and streaming?
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Going into Wednesday’s report, Salesforce was down 23% for the year, lagging behind all but one stock in the Dow and trailing all other large-cap tech companies.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
While the vacuum industry is besting itself over the years, including robot helpers with AI capabilities, cordless vacuums are not lagging behind thanks to slimmer, more streamlined bodies, longer run times, and upgraded wet-dry features.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagging
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During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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But with its novelty fading and political scrutiny mounting, its long-term future in America is far from secure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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The long-term effect is a generation carrying debt, stuck in low-wage jobs, and delaying milestones like homeownership or starting families.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress or rescue time after a crash.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The leisurely trips meander along the Snake River, near Grand Teton National Park, for several hours.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once a working farm in the time of the gold rush, since 1962 the Greenhorn has been a place where the day is taken at a leisurely pace, where visitors soak in the 600 acres that abuts to 500,000 more acres of public land.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the central bank is now shifting focus to a weakening labor market, as job growth has slowed in recent months.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Amodei’s comments come as recent data points to a labor market that is weakening quicker than expected.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, there was a lingering hesitancy that often got in his way.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The performance was impacted by the lingering effects of operational challenges, delivery delays and store closures initiated last year.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cracker Barrel was looking to draw new customers, especially younger ones, after years of sagging sales.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Policymakers are widely expected to lower their benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point next week to prop up the sagging job market.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moncur struggled for seven minutes, dragging Blaze — who was locked on her arm — to the front of the facility in search of help.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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The trends have contributed to a slump in consumer confidence, dragging on spending and threatening leaders’ official growth target for this year of around 5%.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Lagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagging. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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