- verblag (verb) · lags (third person present) · lagged (past tense) · lagged (past participle) · lagging (present participle)
- fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others:"they stopped to wait for one of the children who was lagging behind"
- billiardsNORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHdetermine the order of play by striking the cue ball from balk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion.
nounlag (noun) · lags (plural noun) · time lag (noun) · time lags (plural noun)- a period of time between one event or phenomenon and another:"there was a time lag between the commission of the crime and its reporting to the police"
- physicsa retardation in an electric current or movement.
Originearly 16th century (as a noun in the sense ‘hindmost person in a game, race, etc.’, also ‘dregs’): related to the dialect adjective lag(perhaps from a fanciful distortion of last, or of Scandinavian origin: compare with Norwegian dialect lagga ‘go slowly’).verb(be lagged)lag (verb) · lags (third person present) · lagged (past tense) · lagged (past participle) · lagging (present participle)- enclose or cover (a boiler, pipes, etc.) with material that provides heat insulation:"a lagged hot-water tank"
nounlag (noun) · lags (plural noun)- the non-heat-conducting cover of a boiler, pipes, etc.; lagging.
Originlate 19th century: from earlier lag ‘piece of insulating cover’.nounlag (noun) · lags (plural noun)- a person who has been frequently convicted and sent to prison:"both old lags were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment"
verbarchaiclag (verb) · lags (third person present) · lagged (past tense) · lagged (past participle) · lagging (present participle)- arrest or send to prison.
Originlate 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘carry off, steal’): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 19th century.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others:
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- Lagging is defined as123:
- Verb (used without object), lagged, lag·ging. To fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind.
- Adjective. Lingering; loitering; slow and dragging: lagging steps.
- Adjective. Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed. The lagging pace of work on the project was worrisome.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.verb (used without object), lagged, lag·ging. to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag.www.dictionary.com/browse/lagthe act of falling or staying behind. adjective lingering; loitering; slow and dragging: lagging steps.www.dictionary.com/browse/laggingadjective. Definition of lagging. 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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