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- [lag]
- /læg/
- /læɡ/
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- [lag]
- /læg/
Definitions of lag word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of LAG netlag 3
- verb without object lag to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag. 1
- verb without object lag to move or develop slowly, as toward a goal or objective, or in relation to an associated factor (often followed by behind): to lag behind in production. 1
- verb without object lag to delay or fail in reaching full development: The factory lags regularly in making its quota. 1
- verb without object lag to hang back; linger; delay: The old friends lagged because they wanted to talk some more. 1
- verb without object lag to decrease, wane, or flag gradually, as in intensity: Interest lagged as the meeting went on. 1
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Origin of lag
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Scandinavian: compare Norwegian lagga to go slowly
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lag
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lag popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lag usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lag
verb lag
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slacken — If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- fall off — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- trail — to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
noun lag
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- intermission — a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
- pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
adjective lag
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lattermost — latest; last.
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
Antonyms for lag
verb lag
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
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