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Meaning oflagin English

lag

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Plurallags
Past Tenselagged
Participle Verblagging
Third Person Singularlags

Definitions

Noun
1. a gap or delay; latency
2. delay or sluggishness (in performance)
Verb
1. to fall behind schedule; lose pace
  The project will lag behind if we don't work faster.
2. to respond slowly (in computing)
  The computer started to lag when I opened too many programs.
3. to cover with material (for insulation)
  The house was lagged with fiberglass to reduce heat loss.
4. to delay or slow something
  The flight will lag behind schedule due to bad weather.
5. to fail to keep up (a rhythm, demand, etc.)
  The team began to lag during the last quarter of the game.
6. to cause something to slow down
  The old computer was lagged by the new software, which consumed a lot of resources.

Compounds / Phrases

laggings jetlag