lag

1a :  to stay or fall behind :  linger, loiterb :  to move, function, or develop with comparative slownessc :  to become retarded in attaining maximum value

2 :  to slacken or weaken gradually :  flag

3 :  to toss or roll a marble toward a line or a cue ball toward the head cushion to determine order of play

4 golf :  to hit a lag putt (see ¹lag 4)

1 :  to lag behind current that lags the voltage

2 :  to pitch or shoot (a coin, a marble, etc.) at a mark

3 golf :  to hit (a golf ball or putt) with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole Woods lagged his first putt to within four feet and then sank his second one to win. — Tim Crothers

:  last, hindmost

1 :  a barrel stave

2 :  a stave, slat, or strip (as of wood or asbestos) forming part of a covering for a cylindrical object

:  to cover or provide with lags

1 slang, chiefly British :  to transport or jail for crime

2 slang, chiefly British :  arrest

1 slang, chiefly British a :  a person transported for crimeb :  convictc :  an ex-convict

2 slang, chiefly British :  a jail sentence :  stretch

:  a space of time between two events We resumed work after a short lag.

:  to move or advance slowly or more slowly than others Work lagged behind schedule. One hiker lagged behind the group.

1:  the act or the condition of lagging

2:  comparative slowness or retardation (as in growth or development)

3a:  a space of time especially between related events or phenomena—see lag phaseb:  the time between the application of a stimulus and the occurrence of the response it causes