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.
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31. We must achieve modernization of science and technology, otherwise we will lag behind other nations.
32. There is generally a two-year time lag in the information being made available.
33. Of course, George may have had jet lag.
34. Lag your hot water tank and pipes.
35. The jet lag induces a mild form of hallucination.
36. That there was a time lag heartened me.
37. No time lag should come between demand and supply.
38. The findings are the same in virtually all cases: deaf children lag behind their hearing counterparts.
39. Despite carrying only a camera and an apple, I soon lag behind again.
40. All too often, our images of the United States lag behind the reality, reflect an earlier era.
41. LEFT-HANDED Lag Rockline, red snakeskin, 4 months old, £625 ono.
42. It is largely this lag that initiates demographic transition but other factors undoubtedly complicate the picture.
43. Beyond a quieter plane ride, NoiseBuster is said to lessen the effects of jet lag.
44. It will include most software distribution and networking technology, though print services will lag some two months behind.
45. Political loony, surprised thief, old lag with a grudge ... it's facts I want, not surmise. Sentencedict.com
46. In terms of the features which are used to assess class most Shetlanders seem to recognise that they lag behind.
47. Aromatherapy treatments can also help with problems such as jet lag.
48. We started walking faster, not wanting to lag behind the rest of the group.
49. But a serious lag in the development of infrastructure has followed rapid annexation, and many annexed areas still lack basic services.
50. The home ownership rate among women continues to lag, Cisneros said at a news conference.
51. Her good readers are voracious and read their weight in books every week, while the slow readers lag behind.
52. The J-curve refers to the tendency for changes in the volume of imports and exports to lag changes in price.
53. The administration lag should not be as long for monetary policy since formal Parliamentary approval is not required.
54. It is difficult to make a case that the time lag in getting innovations to the market-place has decreased in recent years.
55. But for a lag in publication caused by the war, his volume would have missed the story of the camps.
56. The nice thing is, nature pretty much allows for the lag time.
57. Actress Lindsay Wagner revealed her recipe to combat jet lag: Epsom salts and baking soda poured into a hot bath.
58. This was because according to Morgan kin terms lag behind.
59. There is always a long time lag between a proposal and any concrete results.
60. Therapeutics may lag behind, possibly for decades, so I will abstain from discussing these aspects here.
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.