lag

nouns

the act of slowing down or falling behind

lag, retardation, slowdown

the time between one event, process, or period and another

"meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

interim, lag, meantime, meanwhile

one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

lag, stave

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag

is derived from

is derived from

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

lag

is a type of (narrower)

throw or toss with a light motion

"flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

"lag pipes"

lag

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"