Used in a Sentence

lagging

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lagging.

Editorial note

The contrast is horrible, the padding is making 3/4 of the screen useless, it takes forever to load, when you click on something it's lagging again...

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lagging gathered in one view.

noun

The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

noun

The material so used.

adjective

falling behind, not keeping up the pace

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lagging.

noun

The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

noun

The material so used.

adjective

falling behind, not keeping up the pace

adjective

Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

Example sentences

1

The contrast is horrible, the padding is making 3/4 of the screen useless, it takes forever to load, when you click on something it's lagging again...

2

The result is lagging performance and a small ecosystem.

3

Consciousness is lagging after actual decision making process (sometimes up to 150ms according to some studies).

4

It means something is lagging the emulator.

5

It is ridiculous that even a $700 phone can just start lagging on you.

6

Out-of-order packets happen all the time, and if you're not moving huge quantities of data with hugely lagging packets, it won't matter.

7

The only problem is type definitions have a habit of lagging behind releases.

8

Software has stagnated for at least 10 years, lagging behind hardware like crazy.

9

The major problem was that the two existing drives were fighting to share the load – one was lagging and the other leading.

10

But boys in school are lagging behind in lots of school subjects.

11

Regarding cars there has been a lot of innovation going on, I think regulations are lagging.

12

Most notably, startups are not a science, and not every business that is technologically lagging will be drastically changed by a modern tech platform.

Quote examples

1

Al Gore, for example: "Look at this graph, which historically shows CO2 lagging climate change!

2

Tim Sweeney raises some PL flamebait: -- "Are games at the forefront of physics and computer science research or forever lagging behind academia?

3

I did get farther distances working "ok" but still need to work on optimizing it to load in data without lagging.

4

Obviously the "lagging tail" of the market won't buy without cash and without personally knowing the seller and inspecting the goods in person before buying.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lagging in a sentence?

The contrast is horrible, the padding is making 3/4 of the screen useless, it takes forever to load, when you click on something it's lagging again...

What does lagging mean?

The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

What part of speech is lagging?

lagging is commonly used as noun, adjective.