Antonyms for lagging

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lag-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæg ɪŋ

Definition of lagging

Origin : "fail to keep pace," 1520s, earlier as a noun meaning "last person" (1510s), later also as an adjective (1550s; e.g. lag-mon "last man"), all of uncertain relationship, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian lagga "go slowly"), or some dialectal version of last, lack, or delay. Related: Lag; lagging. The noun meaning "retardation" is from 1855. First record of lag time is from 1951.

adj backward

Example sentences :

The lagging crowd of listeners paused, breathless, to lose no word.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Then he passed on round to the front of the building with the lagging step of indifference.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

So I worked on and on, with spurts of fury and periods of lagging.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

I could scarcely force my lagging steps, one by one, to carry me.
Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett

The sea was rolling heavily, and a good many of our ships were lagging.
Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

No dull, lagging hour has dragged me backward in my daily duties.
Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

Nearly every one of my correspondents have been lagging and languishing.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer » by Jessie Graham Flower

His work was lagging, and he rose gladly and went out with her.
Extract from : « The Master-Knot of Human Fate » by Ellis Meredith

Generally there are two rings for each length of lagging; for 5-ft.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

The lagging was added a piece at a time as concreting progressed.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Synonyms for lagging

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