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- DictionaryLag/laɡ/
verb
- 1. fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others: "they stopped to wait for one of the children who was lagging behind"
- 2. determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from balk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion. North American
noun
- 1. a period of time between one event or phenomenon and another: "there was a time lag between the commission of the crime and its reporting to the police"
- 2. a retardation in an electric current or movement.
The meaning of LAG is a falling or staying behind : the act or the condition of lagging. How to use lag in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lag.
LAG definition: 1. to move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things: 2. If a computer…. Learn more.
Lag definition: to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind. See examples of LAG used in a sentence.
noun. (Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Motor or generator) Lag is the delay between voltage signal and the corresponding current signal. Motors generally cause a situation where there is a lag between the current and the voltage.
1. To fail to keep up a pace; straggle: a hiker who lagged behind his companions on the trail. 2. To proceed or develop with comparative slowness: a nation that lags behind its neighbors in economic development. 3. To weaken or slacken; flag: My attention lagged when the lecturer changed subjects. 4.
The word lag describes a kind of slowness or delay. As a noun, it means a slowing: "The coach was disappointed by the lag in her swimmers' best times that day." When you lag behind someone, you fall back or don't measure up.
a period of time between two things happening: You have to allow for a time lag between order and delivery. See also. jet lag. (Definition of lag from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To fail to keep up a pace; straggle. A hiker who lagged behind his companions on the trail. To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger. To imprison. A falling behind or being retarded in motion, development, etc. The amount of such falling behind; interval between two related events, processes, etc.
Definitions of 'lag' 1. If one thing or person lagsbehind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other. [...] 2. A time lag or a lag of a particular length of time is a period of time between one event and another related event. [...] 3.
lag. [intransitive] lag (behind somebody/something) | lag (behind) to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations, etc. synonym trail. The little boy lagged behind his parents. We still lag far behind many of our competitors in using modern technology.
