What does Lagging mean?
Definitions for Lagging
ˈlæg ɪŋlag·ging
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Princeton's WordNet
laggingnoun
used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
Wiktionary
laggingnoun
The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection
laggingnoun
The material so used
laggingadjective
falling behind, not keeping up the pace
laggingadjective
Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
ChatGPT
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
Lagging
of Lag
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
Laggingnoun
lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Lagging in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Lagging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Lagging in a Sentence
Stocks are still up even as commodities are down, something has to give, we are far less sanguine and think that the developed stock markets may be lagging behind other asset classes as investors position ahead of Fed tightening while global economic data continues to fuel market worries.
Rural and urban development and environmental governance is imbalanced, and the environmental foundations and infrastructure in rural regions is severely lagging.
Official statistics tend to be lagging and tend to be revised. And what the scraping of the web can do is give us a better today read on what’s going on, it can give us a more timely understanding of whether the fortunes of the economy are turning up or turning down.
KFC is lagging woefully behind. Diners around the country want KFC to step up.
The Chinese are probably concerned that at the moment at least, the KMT is lagging far behind the opposition DPP in the polls.
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