Lag
[n] the act of slowing down or falling behind
[n] one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
[n] the time between one event, process, or period and another
[v] cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
[v] throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
[v] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
[v] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
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Synonyms
dawdle, fall back, fall behind, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, interim, jail, jug, put away, put behind bars, remand, retardation, slowdown, stave
Related Terms
afterthought, antedate, arrest, be found wanting, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, cast out, check, closing, collapse, come short, con, concluding, confine, dalliance, dally, dallying, dawdle, dawdling, dead time, deceleration, decline, delay, d