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# lagging

verb form (lagging — present participle of lag: lag, lags, lagged, lagging); noun (lagging — uncountable)

«lagging» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lagging means falling behind, moving more slowly than others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#m1)
2. Lagging is material wrapped around pipes, tanks or boilers to keep heat in and stop them freezing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#m2)
3. (computing, informal) A lagging game or video call is slow and jerky because the connection or computer cannot keep up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «lagging behind» is said about a runner at the back of a race or a pupil behind with homework. In science lessons about heat and insulation, lagging on a hot water tank saves energy. Gamers complain the game is lagging. Phrases: «lagging behind», «pipe lagging», «the game keeps lagging».

### Examples

- My little brother was lagging behind on the walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x1)
- Put lagging on the pipes so they don't freeze in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x2)
- The game is lagging because the Wi-Fi is slow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x3)
- Our team is lagging in the league this season. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x4)
- The lagging around the hot water tank keeps the heat in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x5)
- Stop lagging and hurry up! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x6)
- The video call was lagging, so her face froze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x7)
- It always went too fast, but that is better than to be lagging behind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/#x8)

### Note

Double «g»: lag → lagging, lagged. «Lag» as a noun is a delay: «jet lag», «time lag». In science problems lagging is a kind of insulation that slows heat loss; it does not make heat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lagging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lagging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lagging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lagging.html) on Mova free.