lag behind English

Meaning lag behind meaning

What does lag behind mean?

lag behind verb

— (transitive, or, intransitive) To fail to keep pace; to fail to keep up with one's peers; to achieve or impress less than one's peers; to move more slowly than one's peers.

Synonyms lag behind synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as lag behind?

lag behind English » English

fall behind

remain behind

straggle

get behind

drop behind

last

hang back

final

drop back

drag behind

be last

backward

trail

time delay

tarry

start slowly

shrink

recede

outmoded

outdated

out-of-date

loiter

linger

left behind

lag

go slowly

get behindhand

follow

fall behind with

fall back

drop out

drop off

draw back

drag

dilly-dally

delay

come later

behind

be slack

be late

be inferior

be in arrears

be benind

be behind

anachronistic

Topics lag behind topics

What do people use lag behind to talk about?

Physical actions Move Accompany

Follow

• What words refer to moving slower than the person you are following?
  lag behind fall behind straggle

Examples lag behind examples

How do I use lag behind in a sentence?

Simple sentences

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.