1
as in fades
to lose bodily strength or vigor
during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag
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as in delays
to move or act slowly
the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack
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Recent Examples of lags
Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Yet preparedness lags awareness.
—Walter Rowen, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Stay away from Flutter Entertainment as its FanDuel business lags, while uncertainty over the entity’s stateside prediction market push persists, according to Citi.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Beginning teacher pay in both districts lags behind the cost of living.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Theatrical revenue still deeply lags that of 2019, before the pandemic decimated moviegoing habits.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Companies have spent billions of dollars rolling out AI across their workforces, but widespread adoption still lags across major economies, and the reasons have been murky.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
What a relief for theater owners, who are struggling as overall attendance lags 20% behind pre-COVID years.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
On top of that, recovery in prices at the pump lags the recovery in crude prices.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
This near-real-time pickup confirmation can inform customers when and where a package is in the supply chain, and is designed to be a step ahead of traditional shipment tracking, which sometimes lags behind a package’s current location.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Yet preparedness lags awareness.
—Walter Rowen, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Stay away from Flutter Entertainment as its FanDuel business lags, while uncertainty over the entity’s stateside prediction market push persists, according to Citi.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Beginning teacher pay in both districts lags behind the cost of living.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Theatrical revenue still deeply lags that of 2019, before the pandemic decimated moviegoing habits.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Companies have spent billions of dollars rolling out AI across their workforces, but widespread adoption still lags across major economies, and the reasons have been murky.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
What a relief for theater owners, who are struggling as overall attendance lags 20% behind pre-COVID years.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
On top of that, recovery in prices at the pump lags the recovery in crude prices.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lags
Verb
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The kind that organizations get judged on long after the applause fades.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty Images Retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business, a set-up that market history suggests rarely ends well once the initial hype fades.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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The plan also maintains full scope Medi-Cal for asylees and other immigrant groups who were cut out of Medicaid by the federal government and delays Medi-Cal premiums for undocumented immigrants that would otherwise begin on July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2028.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to the Terner Center at UC Berkeley, each additional public funding source an affordable developer uses, on average, delays a project four months and increases total cost by $20,460 per unit — more than $2 million for a 100-unit community.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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That small area was seeing slight slowdowns in both directions.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Descartes said this reflected residual impacts from February’s late Lunar New Year, as typical 30-to-50-day transit times can shift production slowdowns into March arrival volumes.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The exit of thousands of DOJ lawyers weakens law enforcement for many years to come, former DOJ lawyers told USA TODAY.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Abbott contends the policy weakens statewide coordination with federal authorities.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His remarks came as uncertainty still lingers about how long the Iran war would last.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The echo lingers, dissolving into an infinite void.—
Babak Rahimi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The roof flakes, the porch sags.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Their constant companion in the campaign is the Amazona 180 bag that made its debut on the Loewe runway last October, a slouchy, one-handle style that sags open when left unzipped.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The complexity of the infrastructure drags the numbers down for any profit margin.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gourinchas outlined a potential worst-case scenario in which the conflict drags on into 2027.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Women also have more hypopneas (shallow breaths with less oxygen flow), whereas men tend toward apneas (complete pauses in breathing).—
Katie Camero,
SELF,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, premature babies can experience these pauses along with a slow heart rate or low blood oxygen levels.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Lags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lags. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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