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lag

Definition for lag

verb as in move slowly; delay

Strongest matches

decrease, diminish, fail, fall off, falter, slacken, slow, trail, wane

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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