lagging

Example Sentences

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Despite its ambitions, Amazon is lagging well behind its own timeline.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

She argued that the UK is lagging behind other nations when it comes to offering consular services, pointing to France as an example of what can be achieved with better diplomatic pressure.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And, again, no buffering or lagging, even on 4K content.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

A local consulting firm warned of “a lagging negative effect in a month or two.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“You’re lagging behind, everybody else has started, and Neville’s already got his first pod!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling