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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
Is it building paranoia to protect Starmer's position as the polls have seen Labour lagging behind Reform for months?
Why have domestic IPOs lagged behind, and why has the international fund done so well?
Dividend stocks deserve a place in your investment portfolio, even though they have seriously lagged the overall market.
There is an acceptance internally at United of an unquantifiable lag time between inception of new processes and their outcome.
And they are fairly confident that the agencies will be able to publish October numbers, albeit on a more limited basis and with a greater lag.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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