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Lagging

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1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Participial Adjective
1.3 Quotations
1.4 Related words

English

Etymology

from lag

Participial Adjective

lagging

Falling behind, not keeping up the pace

Quotations

1595: How long a time lies in one little word! / Four lagging winters and four wanton springs / End in a word: such is the breath of kings. — William Shakespeare, King Richard II
'1878': We'll chase the lagging hours along — W.S.Gilbert, H.M.S. Pinafore
????: Oh, lagging yesterday — Emily Dickinson, Too Late
1859: Carols under that lagging, yellow, waning moon! — Walt Whitman, Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, 1859, from Leaves of Grass

Related words

laggard

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "lagging" has one sense:

lagging

The verb "lag" has four senses:

lag

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