lag behind
Third Person
lags behind
Present Participle
lagging behind
Past Tense
lagged behind
Past Participle
lagged behind
1
to develop or progress more slowly than someone or something else
- American companies are lagging behind their Chinese counterparts in the development of artificial intelligence.
- The student is lagging behind in his studies and needs extra help.
- The team is lagging behind in the standings and needs to start winning games.
- If we don't invest in education, our children will lag behind their peers in other countries.
- The team lagged behind in the first half of the game, but they came back to win in the second half.