Main Entry: ¹lag

Pronunciation: \ˈlag\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lagged; lag·ging

intransitive verb

: to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness <the child lagged in perceptual development> <symptoms may lag behind the radiographic changes—Carol J. Johns & Theresa M. Michele>

transitive verb

: to lag behind <current that lags the voltage>