lagging

noun 3adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

behind, great, perky, still

LAGGING + NOUN

competitors, meters, morocco's, science, sector, tom, way

PREP.

in, on

ADV.

again, already, notoriously, thus

adj

falling behind, not keeping up the pace

Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave

noun

The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

The material so used.

A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.

"Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne."

A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave

Wiktionary

"Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne."

Wiktionary

He, being slow-footed, was of course already lagging two meters.

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Our country is lagging behind.

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He's the one who's lagging behind.

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The server is lagging again.

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