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
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Metra has restored many trains since pandemic service cuts, but overall service still lags full pre-COVID schedules across several lines and times, and riders continue to report delays.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Injury data lags about two weeks, a city DOT spokesman said Friday, but is on track for an 8% decrease compared to 2024.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Typically the jobs data lags about a month behind the real world.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
By measuring how much Titan lags, researchers could estimate how much energy is dissipated inside the moon, and infer what its interior is made of.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
While India lags far behind global leaders in advanced technologies like chips and AI, the country’s massive consumer market and public funding have attracted major tech players.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
But its average wage lags both countries by at least 30%, according to CNN’s calculations of official data.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
But as many speakers in Sonoma noted, the reality of proving what works in AI often lags behind the pace of innovation.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent data showed that police response is becoming faster, but still lags behind California standards.
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The California Association of Realtors also predicts that, as economic uncertainty fades and rates begin to decline more steadily, the housing market should improve throughout 2026.—
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Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years, long after the flavor fades and without any clear nutritional benefit.—
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Department officials later told her in texts and emails that delays completing the more detailed review of Rochelle’s home were her fault.—
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But that was before the arrival of teplizumab, a monoclonal antibody approved in late 2022 that delays the advance of the illness and may even halt it at stage 2 in some people.—
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That delay reflects both industry-wide slowdowns — and Reeves’ famously meticulous approach to development.—
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Snow was falling early Tuesday in New Jersey, and a wintry mix of cold rain and snow was expected in the New York City area, causing slowdowns and slick roads.—
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An overreliance on tools weakens our civilization (and saps the film’s dramatic thrills).—
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Ignoring this reality weakens any serious climate plan.—
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Today the sprawling complex is a museum and visitor attraction, where a sense of unease lurks along paved tourist trails and lingers in dark corridors.—
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Early next week, a brief warmup returns highs to the 30s before cooler air likely lingers deeper into mid-January.—
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Queen of minimalism, Janet has essentially just set type in panels—but the way the background sags like a deflating hot-air balloon, with the type recessed into it, is so wry and brilliant.—
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Iwobi’s movement drags Ladislav Krejci wider, increasing the space between the lines and creating a clear passing angle for Calvin Bassey.—
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This not-quite-title song, which is nearly eight minutes long, is a sort of mini-suite, opening with a dog barking, giving way to an acoustic-guitar melody accompanying polyphonic vocals, then becoming electric and crashingly alive, until the relentless screech of a guitar drags you to the end.—
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Taking intentional pauses is key, too.—
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The pauses are just as much dialogue as the words.—
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“Lags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lags. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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