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lag
verb as in move slowly; delay
Strong matches
dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, ebb, flag, hobble, idle, inch, jelly, limp, linger, loiter, lounge, plod, poke, procrastinate, retard, saunter, shuffle, slouch, stagger, stay, straggle, tail, tarry, tool, trudge
Weak matches
be behind, drag one's feet, get no place fast, hang back, inch along, lose strength, put off, slow up
Example Sentences
What began as a narrow, tech-driven rally has steadily broadened in 2025, pulling in sectors and stocks that had previously lagged behind or missed out entirely.
In some cases, they have attributed reported health-effects from fume exposure to factors including hyperventilation, jet lag, psychological stress, mass hysteria and malingering.
Often, the Fed minutes—released with a three-week lag—can be stale because intervening economic data releases have shed new light on the outlook in ways that resolve divisions over the appropriate path for policy.
The point is, this celebration of switches is a choice, an effort to stay ahead, or else lag safely behind, the growing public backlash against touchscreen-dominated car interiors.
While Europe’s venture-capital scene has grown in recent years, it still lags behind the U.S.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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