lagging in English

noun

1

material providing heat insulation for a boiler, pipes, etc..

They are about water-lagging - putting lagging around water pipes to retain heating - and about energy conservation.

verb

1

fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others.

they stopped to wait for one of the children who was lagging behind

synonyms: fall behind, straggle, fall back, trail (behind), hang back, not keep pace, bring up the rear, dawdle, dilly-dally

2

determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from balk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion.

3

enclose or cover (a boiler, pipes, etc.) with material that provides heat insulation.

a lagged hot-water tank

4

arrest or send to prison.

verb

fall behind, straggle, fall back, trail (behind), hang back, not keep pace, bring up the rear, dawdle, dilly-dally
fall back, dawdle, fall behind
put behind bars, jail, remand, gaol, imprison, put away, jug, immure, incarcerate

Use "lagging" in a sentence

1. Higher education lagging behind

2. Sales are lagging at the moment.

3. Conversely, lagging advances in knowledge by scientists, engineers and other professionals will mean lagging wages for basic workers."

4. The air smelt of lagging, paint, damp.

5. Nails was ahead but Hoomey was lagging.

6. Hague was lagging badly in the polls.

7. MDG acceleration strategy, particularly for lagging MDGs.

8. And here, the EU is lagging behind.

9. Administrative capacity at central level is lagging behind.

10. Britain is lagging behind the rest of Europe.

11. 17 Lagging behind could also involve Kingdom preaching.

12. But most of them are lagging behind schedule.

13. Agriculture was lagging behind the general prosperity levels.

14. Network infrastructure, however, has been lagging in this development.

15. Lagging materials and Expanded polymer acoustics for use in construction

16. Sheaths and lagging of synthetic materials for waterproofing swimming pools

17. Most EECCA and SEE countries are lagging behind this development.

18. Cabbages, caraways, radishes , all emerged stealthily , afraid of lagging behind.

19. Lagging in phase causes inefficiency, electrical noise, and shortened life.

20. Prices are rising sharply, while incomes are lagging far behind.

21. structural adjustment of regions whose development was lagging behind (Objective 1),

22. The Tories are still lagging way behind in the opinion polls.

23. structural adjustment of regions whose development was lagging behind (Objective 1);

24. development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind

25. Most lagging addicts quickly fall in line to avoid being ostracized.

26. In addition, this provides for lagging currents typical of an inductive load.

27. Micronuclei are formed from chromosomal fragments or whole chromosomes lagging in mitosis.

28. Why is this country lagging behind in the development of space technology?

29. And in spite of its continuous efforts, science is still lagging behind.

30. We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology.

31. As usual, it is lagging behind on an environmental and health issue.

32. And just lagging it slightly was the image of the posed dancer.

33. The cultures are lagging far behind the political and administrative realities of Europe.

34. Our public administration is still lagging on procedures and lacking qualified human resources.

35. • the development and adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind (Objective 1),

36. Objective 1: Development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind

37. • Despite a pick-up in momentum, SOE reforms are lagging behind planned targets.

38. Objective 1: development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind;

39. Cooperation and coordination between the different institutions and administrations involved is lagging behind.

40. Objective 1 Development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind

41. a) Objective 1 - promoting the development and structural adjustments for regions lagging behind;

42. Currently, the construction of the domestic system of mineral resources is lagging behind.

43. Actors have become unusually wiling to speak up, worried that their union is lagging

44. Promoting rural development and the structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind

45. Product market liberalisation is lagging behind many EU countries according to the OECD.

46. Joblessness is usually seen as a lagging rather than a leading economic indicator.

47. Report on lagging regions in the EU [2017/2208(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

48. These in turn partly explain its lagging behind the Westwhich, incidentally, was entirely relative.

49. Preparatory action — Support for growth and governance in regions whose development is lagging behind

50. 29 A thick lagging jacket should be put on to the hot water tank.