Lags

He lags behind in science.

The satellite transmission lags around six seconds.

Algeria lags behind Vietnam.

Algeria's tourism sector lags behind other Mediterranean countries.

The report, from the World Health Organization and UNICEF, says antenatal care increased by 20 percent among women in the developing world between 1990 and 2000. According to the report, the proportion of women who had at least one antenatal, or pre-birth, visit increased from about half in 1990 to nearly two thirds in 2000. But progress has been uneven. South Asia lags behind, for example, with just over 50 percent of women getting antenatal care.