lags behind

A form of lag behind — To fail to keep pace; to fail to keep up with one's peers; to achieve or impress less than one's peers; to move more slowly than one's peers.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of lag behind
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