Lagging

Synonyms for "lagging" (102 found)

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Closest matches (21)

afterthought backward bind block blockade blockagebureaucratic delaydalliance dallying dawdling delay delayagedelayed reactiondelaying detention dilatoriness dilatory

Verb(4 words)

behind scheduledelay delayeddelayed relation

Strong matches (30)

dillydallyingdouble takedragging easygoingfoot draggingfoot-dragging gradual halthang uphang-up hindrance holdup interim jam lackadaisical lag laggard lax lazy lingering

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logjam loitering lollygagging

Verb(5 words)

discontinuous strandfall behindinsulating materialinsulation latency

Adjective(1 words)

educational stagnation

Noun(1 words)

languishing

Related words (51)

micawberish moratorium obstruction paperasserie pause procrastinating procrastination procrastinative procrastinatoryred tapered-tapeism red-tapery remiss reprieve respite retardance retardationshilly shallyingshilly-shallying shuffling

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slack slowslow upslow-up slowdown slowness sluggish staystay of executionstop stoppage suspension tarryingtie uptie-uptime lagwait

Adjective(5 words)

pokier slowestsluggish movementstagnant settingstraggling

Verb(7 words)

slip behindslower sluggish stall straggledtime lagtrail

Noun(2 words)

stages of economic stasisundershooting

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

DNA strandcausal relationdelay insulant insulation interruption latency material moveresponse delayslownesstemporal propertytemporal relationtime lag

More specific

20 entries

Okazaki fragmentRNA primerdata lagduct laggingfall behindlag behindlagged predictorlagged responselagging behind competitorslagging in adoptionlagging in developmentnetwork latencypipe laggingprocessing lagproduction lagproduction stall

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Collocations

14 entries

duct laggingfiberglass lagginglagging behindlagging behind schedulelagging datalagging economylagging indicatorlagging indicatorslagging performancelagging strandlagging variablemineral wool laggingpipe laggingtime lag

Inflections

5 entries

lagged laggier laggiest laggings lags

Derivations

4 entries

lag lagger laggingly laggy

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

Czech

1 entries

tepelná izolace noun (insulation material)

Greek

1 entries

θερμομονωτικό υλικό noun (insulation material)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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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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