Whenever I go abroad, I suffer from jet lag and diarrhea.
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Lag
Synonyms for "lag" (201 found)
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not make outnot measure upnot stretchnot sufficeobstructobstructionoustoutput lagpaperasseriepausepiddlepokepoke alongpostdateprocess lagprocrastinateprocrastinationprotractionput offred tapered-tapeismred-taperyrelegatereprieverespiteretardretardanceretardationretardmentrun shortsetbackshilly shallyshilly shallyingshilly-shallyshilly-shallyingslack-upslackenslackeningslowslow downslow upslow-upslowingslowing downslownessslowupslumpstavestaystay of executionstopstop shortstoppagestragglesuspensiontarrytarryingterminalthroughputtie uptie-uptime constantstime lagtime leadtrailtrail behindtransportultimatewaitwantwaste time
Noun(5 words)
Verb(4 words)
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1 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesat location
1 entriesderived
31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
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6 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
similar
1 entriesTranslations
62 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑστερέω verb (To fall behind)
Bulgarian
4 entries- закъснял adj (late)
- последен adj (last)
- закъснение noun (A gap, a delay)
- затворник noun ((British, slang) a prisoner, a criminal)
Catalan
2 entries- decalatge noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- decalatge noun (A gap, a delay)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 卡 noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- 卡頓 /卡顿 noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- 落後 /落后 verb (To fall behind)
Finnish
3 entries- lagi noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- viive noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- jäädä jälkeen verb (To fall behind)
French
2 entries- rester en arrière verb (To fall behind)
- être en retard verb (To fall behind)
German
2 entries- zurückbleiben verb (To fall behind)
- zurückfallen verb (To fall behind)
Greek
4 entries- καθυστέρηση noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- χρονοτριβή noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- καθυστερώ verb (To fall behind)
- χρονοτριβώ verb (To fall behind)
Icelandic
4 entries- hökt noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- lagg noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- seinkun noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- töf noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
Italian
1 entries- rimanere indietro verb (To fall behind)
Japanese
2 entries- ラグ noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- 立ち遅れる verb (To fall behind)
Korean
2 entries- 래그 noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- 렉 noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
Māori
4 entries- akutō verb (To fall behind)
- komutu verb (To fall behind)
- takamuri verb (To fall behind)
- tonanawe verb (To fall behind)
Polish
1 entries- lag noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
Portuguese
2 entries- atraso noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- demora noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
Russian
4 entries- лаг noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- пролагивание noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- опа́здывать verb (To fall behind)
- опозда́ть verb (To fall behind)
Spanish
4 entries- demora noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- lag noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- retardo noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
- retraso noun ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
Swedish
1 entries- sacka verb (To fall behind)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
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It's been a week, but I'm still suffering from jet lag.
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Employment continued to lag.
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