lagging

Example Sentences

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Many respondents said bookings were even lagging behind that of a typical summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

This year, however, 80% of hotels surveyed by the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. said bookings are lagging behind initial forecasts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The EU is Mexico's third-largest trading partner, lagging far behind the US and China.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Small caps have finally started to break out, after years of lagging behind megacap stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Nor to wait for any lagging students, and so Reynie hurried on.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart