lag

It just has to lag behind the most fevered forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Then volatility begins to lag, as the market generally rallies, or is at least complacent, into July.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The attacking stats showed Hearts did not lag behind their Austrian hosts by any means.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

There is also a lag between reporting and updating national data.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Oho. Jet lag, I suppose,” Comrade Pillai said, pleased with himself for knowing a thing or two about international travel.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

"The lagged effect from high energy prices will probably lift inflation above 3.0 percent in September and to about 3.5 percent early next year," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Until now, though, enzymatic methods have lagged far behind conventional manufacturing in the number of DNA sequences they can produce simultaneously.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Despite this year’s outperformance for the microcaps and small-cap stocks, they have lagged behind over five years, and their trailing price/sales valuations are much lower for ETFs tracking the smaller-cap indexes.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Small-caps can be more volatile than shares of larger, more-established companies and have often lagged behind shares of big companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

The talk lagged and the time went on.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff over the next year, as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

And that is even with the Mouse House largely lagging behind the broader market over that time because of the challenges posed by Covid, streaming and its own leadership drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

That partnership, and the subsequent planned acquisition, was SpaceX “effectively” conceding that its frontier model is lagging behind the pack, Granda said in a research note.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit predicts that, based on current planning rates, Wales will only meet 10% of its target by 2030, "lagging behind" other devolved nations.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

I dragged myself home at the end of the day, lagging far behind my brothers, who had given up trying to cajole me out of my mood.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly