lag
Example Sentences
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Ardern's move has renewed a spotlight on New Zealand's battle to retain its best and brightest, as the country struggles with a lagging economy, a cost of living crisis and housing shortages.
From BBC
Airlines typically say they can pass fuel price increases on to consumers with a two-to- three-month lag, assuming demand remains healthy, according to Fitzgerald.
Meanwhile, small caps, cyclicals and value stocks trading in the U.S. — which had all lagged Big Tech for much of the past three years — have powered higher.
From MarketWatch
My body was so fatigued by this point that all the stabilizer muscles in my ankles and feet were lagging.
Detractors argued Horning had allowed the resort to lag behind rivals like Vail and Jackson Hole.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
