lagging
falling behind, not keeping up the pace
Adjective
- falling behind, not keeping up the pace
- Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
- A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave - 1944, David Hay Surgeoner, Radio for aeroplanes, page 34:
Coordinate Terms: concurrent leading
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Noun
- The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
- The material so used.
- A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.
- "Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne." - 1926, Edgar Wallace, The Square Emerald:
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- present participle and gerund of lag