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LAG/læɡ/

To lag is to fall behind in speed, progress, or development: lag behind; a time lag (noun). Trail is close; delay is wider. Rural broadband still lags in the case study. Mix-up: lack is “not have” (already in the dictionary). Do not write lag for a one-minute late bus without a trend.

Meaning

To fall behind in progress, speed, or development.

Examples

• “Rural broadband still lags behind the urban average in the case study.”
• “There is a time lag between the policy and the data, which is the noun.”

Good to know

lag behind; a time / jet lag. Close: trail. Trap: lack. Geography, economics, and methods. Falling behind, not a single late minute.

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