lag1
v.
(lags, lagging, lagged)
- fall behind; follow after a delay.
- N. Amer. another term for string (in sense 6).
n.
(also
time lag)
a period of time between two events; a delay.
Derivative
Etymology
C16 (as n. in the sense ‘hindmost person’): rel. to the dial. adj. lag (perh. from a fanciful distortion of last1, or of Scand. origin).
lag2
v.
(lags, lagging, lagged)
enclose or cover (a water tank, pipes, etc.) with insulating material.
Derivative
Etymology
C19: from earlier lag ‘piece of insulating cover’.