Synonyms of lags

lags 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lag

1

as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor

during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fades
• weakens
• sags
• goes
• fails
• sinks
• decays
• languishes
• droops
• deteriorates
• wilts
• withers
• wastes (away)
• flags
• emaciates
• yields
• breaks down
• wears out
• rots
• degenerates
• runs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• rebounds
• rallies
• recuperates
• gains
• convalesces

2

as in delays

to move or act slowly

the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delays
• lingers
• drags
• crawls
• pokes
• dawdles
• creeps
• loiters
• plays
• strolls
• shuffles
• marks time
• drops behind
• mopes
• hangs fire
• falls behind
• stalls
• diddles
• tarries
• lollygags
• dallies
• staggers
• idles
• dillydallies
• lounges
• takes one's time
• drags one's feet
• shilly-shallies
• fools around
• decelerates
• ambles
• fiddles (around)
• potters (around)
• inches
• putters (around)
• saunters
• hangs (around or out)
• eases
• slows (down or up)
• messes around
• monkeys (around)
• trifles
• lolls
• loafs
• plods
• lumbers
• temporizes
• procrastinates
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speeds
• races
• runs
• tears
• flies
• rushes
• barrels
• courses
• rips
• hurries
• hastens
• whizzes
• scurries
• dashes
• careers
• whirls
• scoots
• zips
• whisks
• hurtles
• rockets
• bolts
• hustles
• runs
• scrambles
• darts
• humps
• scuds
• accelerates
• breezes
• stampedes
• trots
• bowls
• gallops
• jogs
• sprints
• hotfoots (it)
• speeds (up)
• quickens
• outpaces
• overtakes
• outstrips
• outruns
• catches up
• fast-forwards

lags

2 of 2

noun

plural of lag

as in slowdowns

Related Words

• slowdowns
• hesitations
• delays
• pauses
• setbacks
• waits
• holdups
• foot-draggings
• postponements
• deferrals
• respites
• detentions
• holding patterns
• detainments
• deferments
• holdbacks
• reprieves

Dissimilar Words

• rushes
• dispatches
• hastes
• promptitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lags

Verb

However, Cowboy Space lags far behind so many other launch providers nearing the launch pad with their medium-class rockets, and the company didn’t have much hardware to show at this week’s big reveal. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

But turnout in the Democratic strongholds of Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton counties still lags behind the suburban counties surrounding Atlanta. — AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

While that’s getting closer to reality for some types of cancer (especially colon and ovarian cancer), breast cancer lags in this area simply because its cancer cells tend to be more localized. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026

Total shareholder yield – through dividends and share buybacks combined – now lags the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Here’s where things stand, why routine testing still lags and what to watch for next. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Some states, most notably California, are helping to pick up the slack, but investment still lags behind potential. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

Most of their economic value comes from the computing equipment inside, and that spending lags construction by six to eight quarters, Pearce estimated. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Domestic chipmakers are racing to catch up, but their tech still lags the US – and supplies of their cutting-edge models are tight. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026