lag
Other forms: lagging; lagged; lags
When you can't keep up with your fellow marathon runners, you can say that you lag behind them.
The word lag describes a kind of slowness or delay. As a noun, it means a slowing: "The coach was disappointed by the lag in her swimmers' best times that day." When you lag behind someone, you fall back or don't measure up. A student who struggles with math, for example, might say that his grades lag behind his best friend's. In the 1550s, lag meant "last person."
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hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.synonyms: dawdle, fall back, fall behindtypes:type of:followtravel behind, go after, come after
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the act of slowing down or falling behindsynonyms: retardation, slowdown
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the time between one event, process, or period and anothertypes:interregnumthe time between two reigns, governments, etc.type of:
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one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
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cover with lagging to prevent heat loss“lag pipes”type of:coverprovide with a covering or cause to be covered
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throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
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A boy named Salva struggles to survive after being separated from his family in war-torn Sudan. A girl named Nya spends hours each day collecting water for her parents and sister. Their lives eventually intersect in this novel based on a true story.
Ray Bradbury is known for writing fantasy novels whose events could not happen in real life. But in a short story about a drummer boy, he creates characters that honor those who, despite their fears, faced down muskets and cannons at Shiloh (the site of an 1862 Civil War battle). Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 8 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: A Wrinkle in Time, The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, The Odyssey, A Man, Soldier home, Sonnet 116, Where I Find My Heroes, White House Funeral Sermon, O Captain! My Captain!, Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, A Definition of a Gentleman
The son of a blacksmith, Herbert Hoover earned millions through his work as a geologist and mining engineer. While his economic successes led to political positions, he believed that American progress is rooted in the separation of government and business. Here are some words from the October 22, 1928 speech that capped his campaign to become the 31st President.