lagging

from lag

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• Rhymes: -æɡɪŋ

lagging (comparative more lagging, superlative most lagging)

1. falling behind, not keeping up the pace
2. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
   • 1944, David Hay Surgeoner, Radio for aeroplanes‎, page 34:

     A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:lagging.

• (occurring after): leading, concurrent

• lagging indicator

lagging (usually uncountable, plural laggings)

1. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
2. The material so used.
3. (slang, countable) A prison sentence.

lagging

1. present participle of lag

• laggard