lagging

English

Etymology

from lag

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æɡɪŋ

Adjective

lagging (comparative more lagging, superlative most lagging)

1. falling behind, not keeping up the pace
2. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

   Coordinate terms: concurrent, leading

   • 1944, David Hay Surgeoner, Radio for aeroplanes, page 34:

     A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave

Quotations

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Derived terms

• lagging indicator

Related terms

• jet-lagging

 

Noun

lagging (usually uncountable, plural laggings)

1. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
2. The material so used.
3. (slang, countable) A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.
   • 1926, Edgar Wallace, The Square Emerald‎^[1]:

     "Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne."

Usage notes

• (prison sentence): Defined in various sources as a sentence of at least two, three, or five years' duration.

Derived terms

• beggar's lagging
• tramp's lagging

Translations

insulation material

• Czech: tepelná izolace
• Greek: θερμομονωτικό υλικό n (thermomonotikó ylikó)

Verb

lagging

1. present participle and gerund of lag

Related terms

• laggard