lagging

Example Sentences

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Ministers will say it is a once in a generation opportunity to improve cancer care in this country with survival rates lagging behind a number of wealthy countries.

From BBC

Some sectors of the economy are also still lagging behind after years of elevated inflation and borrowing costs, which has rippled down to certain types of manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal

But culture, more often than not, is a lagging indicator—not a driver—of economic life.

From The Wall Street Journal

The only way to guarantee not lagging the market is to own a diversified index fund.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, liquidity historically has been a leading indicator of stocks, not lagging: The market doesn’t discount a liquidity drain.

From Barron's