lag

Meanings

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
• the time between one event, process, or period and another
• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
  • "lag pipes"

Synonyms

dawdle, fall back, fall behind, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, interim, jail, jug, meantime, meanwhile, put away, put behind bars, remand, retardation, slowdown, stave