lagging

comparative more lagging · superlative most lagging

1. falling behind, not keeping up the pace
2. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

   A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave

   1944, David Hay Surgeoner, Radio for aeroplanes, page 34

plural laggings

1. uncountableusuallyThe covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
2. uncountableusuallyThe material so used.
3. countableslangusuallyA prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.

   "Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne."

   1926, Edgar Wallace, The Square Emerald

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lag