lagging
Speech parts
1. lagging - Noun
2. lagging - Adjective
3. lagging - Verb
Derived from lag
Meaning
of Lag
The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and cleading.
Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches.
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In 21st century government - as with 21st century business - there is no excuse for a poor flow of information, for failing to be aware of what similar organisations are doing, for lagging behind the times in terms of innovation and best practice.
The Americans provide still more advanced military assets and equipment; the Europeans are lagging behind. And eventually it will be difficult to co-operate even if you had the political will to co-operate because of the technological gap.
We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.
Truth is a lagging indicator in politics.
Of course, like the consciousness behind it, behind any art, a poem can be deep or shallow, glib or visionary, prescient or stuck in an already lagging trendiness.
Ultimately, what any company does when it is successful is merely a lagging indicator of its existing culture.