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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Even before the threat of a shutdown, lags in data collection have left the country unprepared for a major disaster.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Labour lags behind Nigel Farage ’s hard-right Reform UK party in opinion polls, and some party members are losing faith in Prime Minister Keir Starmer, even though there may be four years until the next election.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Satellite reaches almost everywhere but comes with higher costs and data limits and DSL lags behind with slower speeds over aging copper lines.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Downsides are that base trims aren’t very exciting in their power and handling, some desirable features are optional (raising price), and the base trim lags slightly as compared to some rivals in this price range.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The announcements offer rare good news for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose Labour Party lags in the polls and who has lost his deputy prime minister, his US ambassador, and a senior advisor over separate scandals in just a week.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And unlike Android rivals Samsung and Google, which have leaned into artificial intelligence on their smartphone software, Apple Intelligence is expected to take a back seat during Tuesday’s event, even as perceptions continue that the company lags in AI.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Electric vehicles promise lower costs and fewer emissions, but for city dwellers, charging access often lags behind the promise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Even before the threat of a shutdown, lags in data collection have left the country unprepared for a major disaster.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Labour lags behind Nigel Farage ’s hard-right Reform UK party in opinion polls, and some party members are losing faith in Prime Minister Keir Starmer, even though there may be four years until the next election.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Satellite reaches almost everywhere but comes with higher costs and data limits and DSL lags behind with slower speeds over aging copper lines.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Downsides are that base trims aren’t very exciting in their power and handling, some desirable features are optional (raising price), and the base trim lags slightly as compared to some rivals in this price range.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The announcements offer rare good news for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose Labour Party lags in the polls and who has lost his deputy prime minister, his US ambassador, and a senior advisor over separate scandals in just a week.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And unlike Android rivals Samsung and Google, which have leaned into artificial intelligence on their smartphone software, Apple Intelligence is expected to take a back seat during Tuesday’s event, even as perceptions continue that the company lags in AI.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lags
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As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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With Ka-young’s help, Iblis is able to destroy the Flower of Eternal Life, which had allowed Khalid to live forever (at least until this point), and the villain fades to dust.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid continue to be distributed, though there can be slowdowns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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But in the last shutdown, there were reports of slowdowns as some controllers and agents did not show up for work at times.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yuhas said rubbing could trigger keratoconus, an eye condition that weakens the cornea.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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And the thymus gland, the producer of white blood cells, shrinks and weakens over time.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pick-off still lingers in Guerrero’s mind because of his teammate at the plate — the guy who’s been alongside him the whole time.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If the shutdown drags on for more than a few days, a report on inflation scheduled for mid-October could also be delayed.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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In a letter to agencies last week, the budget office instructed them to prepare for possible layoffs if the impasse drags on.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the unofficial demo, the humanoid responds to voice commands slowly and takes awkward pauses.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The event will feature local journalists, along with artisans and podcasters, for a night that goes behind the scenes of local news.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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That goes for maximizing fall color as well as about every other growth/performance metric.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Lags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lags. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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