Synonym: dawdle, delay, dillydally, linger, loiter, poke, tarry. Similar words: flag, flagon, jet lag, lagoon, plague, pillage, lagging, laggard. Meaning: [læg] 
n. 1. the act of slowing down or falling behind 2. the time between one event, process, or period and another 3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket. v. 1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. 2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail 3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins 4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss.
n. 1. the act of slowing down or falling behind 2. the time between one event, process, or period and another 3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket. v. 1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. 2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail 3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins 4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss. 
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1. If we lag behind other nations in economy, we will be thrown into a passive position.
2. Several players began to lag behind even at the beginning of the race.
3. Grandma always lag behind when we go for a walk.
4. There is a time lag of about fifteen years.
5. This work must go forward without lag.
6. Let not a single classmate lag behind.
7. I felt completely disorientated with the jet lag.
8. Why does she always lag behind others when we're out for a walk?
9. I'm still suffering from jet lag after my trip to Australia.
10. Jet lag occurs because jet travel ignores the circadian timekeeper.
11. It's a common practice that changes in salary lag changes in prices.
12. I staved off jet lag with a bath and an early night.
13. There is a long time lag between when I do the work and when I get paid.
14. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
15. There's a time lag of about a week between having the blood test and getting the results.
16. If your payments of rent lag behind,(http://sentencedict.com) you will be asked to leave.
17. We still lag far behind many of our competitors in using modern technology.
18. Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
19. You have to allow for a time lag between order and delivery.
20. I'm suffering from jet lag but I'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
21. The elder people and children always lag behind when we go for a walk.
22. There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS.
23. Britain's economic development must lag behind that of almost every other industrial nation.
24. Remember to lag the water pipes with some cloth when there is a drop in temperature.
25. She did well in her first year at school but then started to lag behind.
26. It's a good idea to spend the first night of your holiday sleeping off the jet lag.
27. Every time I fly to the States,[sentencedict.com] I get really bad jet lag.
28. If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time.
29. Ten minutes later, some of runners in the race began to lag.
30. Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months.
More similar words: flag, flagon, jet lag, lagoon, plague, pillage, lagging, laggard, plagued, fuselage, village, spillage, flagrant, flagship, flagging, cartilage, plagiarize, assemblage, flagitious, unflagging, plagiarist, plagiarism, camouflage, flagellate, cultural lag, archipelago, travel agency, bubonic plague, conflagration.