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'lag' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'lag' with 5 example sentences.


lag noun

: the act of slowing down or falling behind

: the time between one event, process, or period and another

: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

lag verb

: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss


  • I'm still suffering from jet lag.
  • Whenever I go abroad, I suffer from jet lag and diarrhea.
  • He's the one who's lagging behind.
  • He, being slow-footed, was of course already lagging two meters.
  • What causes websites to lag?
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