vb, lagged  lag*ging vi  1  :  to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness <the child lagged in perceptual development>   2  :  to become retarded in attaining maximum value vt  :  to lag behind <current that s the voltage> 
, n 1  :  the act or the condition of lagging  2  :  comparative slowness or retardation (as in growth or development)  3 a  :  a space of time esp. between related events or phenomena - see LAG PHASE   b  :  the time between the application of a stimulus and the occurrence of the response it causes .
 
 
 
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