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Lagging

To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind

📖 Definitions of "Lagging"

verb

1
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
2
To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
3
To transport as a punishment for crime.
4
To cause to lag; to slacken.

noun

1
The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
2
The material so used.
3
A prison sentence.

adjective

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
retardingnoun	A slowing or hindrance.
overdue	Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
latenoun	Near the end of a period of time.
delayingnoun	A delay.
delayed	Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.
delayverb	(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
sluggish	Slow; having little motion.
delinquentnoun	Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
falling	a real-time card game from James Ernest in which all players are falling from the sky for no apparent reason.
underdeveloped	immature and not fully developed
backwardnessnoun	The state of being backward.
backwardverb	(transitive, dated) To keep back, to delay, to retard.
gettingnoun	The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
draggingnoun	That drags.
hangingnoun	Suspended.
becomingnoun	pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
marchingnoun	Action described by the verb "to march".
trollverb	Senses relating to a rolling motion.
backlogverb	(transitive, intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
retardationnoun	The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.