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ˈlæg ɪŋlag·ging

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. laggingnoun

    used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

Wiktionary

  1. laggingnoun

    The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection

  2. laggingnoun

    The material so used

  3. laggingadjective

    falling behind, not keeping up the pace

  4. laggingadjective

    Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

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  1. lagging

    Lagging refers to the delay or slow progress in a process, action, or system. It typically indicates that something is falling behind its expected pace, schedule, or trend. This term is often used in various contexts such as technology, economics, and project management.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lagging

    of Lag

  2. Laggingnoun

    the clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and cleading

  3. Laggingnoun

    lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Lagging in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Lagging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Lagging in a Sentence

  1. Harry Potter:

    We like to think of ourselves as being a very, very progressive industry, but we have been lagging behind in all kinds of areas.

  2. Stephane Richard:

    It is crazy that there are over 100 fixed and mobile operators in Europe, this is why we are lagging behind in broadband and 4G (mobile broadband) compared to the U.S., South Korea and Japan, which have a much smaller number of players.

  3. Kyle Sanders:

    A bank's balance sheet is the engine for profit growth, the constraints on Well's ability to take on deposits and make new loans will likely result in lagging earnings growth for Wells relative to peers in the near-term.

  4. Ron Wyden:

    Three years after that report was submitted, the intelligence community is still lagging behind and has failed to adopt even the most basic cybersecurity technologies in widespread use elsewhere in the federal government.

  5. Lena Brook:

    KFC is lagging woefully behind. Diners around the country want KFC to step up.

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