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Lag

🔄 Synonyms of "Lag"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dawdleverb	(intransitive) To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
gaolnoun	(British) Dated spelling of jail.
interimnoun	Temporary.
jugnoun	A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
retardationnoun	The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
immureverb	(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
remandnoun	The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
slowdownnoun	A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
jailnoun	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
imprisonverb	(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
fall backverb	To retreat.
fall behindverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
put behind barsverb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
staveverb	One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lag"

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Word	Definition
slowdownnoun	A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
dawdlenoun	An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
fall behindverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
fall backverb	To retreat.
interimnoun	A transitional or temporary period between other events.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
imprisonverb	(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
remandnoun	The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
gaolnoun	(British) Dated spelling of jail.
jailnoun	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
immurenoun	(obsolete) A wall; an enclosure.
retardationnoun	The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
stavenoun	One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.
jugnoun	A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
put behind barsverb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
latenessnoun	The state of being late.
tardinessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.
delayingnoun	A delay.
delaynoun	A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.