ALL meanings of lag line
lag line
L l - noun lag line a lagging or falling behind; retardation. 1
- noun lag line a person who lags behind, is the last to arrive, etc. 1
- noun lag line an interval or lapse of time: There was a developmental lag in the diffusion of ideas. 1
- noun lag line Mechanics. the amount of retardation of some motion. 1
- noun lag line Electricity. the retardation of one alternating quantity, as current, with respect to another related alternating quantity, as voltage, often expressed in degrees. 1
- noun lag line Marbles, Billiards. the act of lagging. 1
- verb without object lag line 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 line 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 line to delay or fail in reaching full development: The factory lags regularly in making its quota. 1
- verb without object lag line to hang back; linger; delay: The old friends lagged because they wanted to talk some more. 1
- verb without object lag line to decrease, wane, or flag gradually, as in intensity: Interest lagged as the meeting went on. 1
- verb without object lag line Marbles. to throw one's shooting marble toward a line (lag line) on the ground in order to decide on the order of play. 1
- verb without object lag line Billiards, Pool. string (def 17b). 1
- verb with object lag line to fail to keep up with: The industry still lags the national economy. 1
- verb with object lag line Obsolete. to cause to lag. 1