"lag" meaning in English

See lag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /læɡ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-au-lag.ogg [Australia] Forms: lag, lags [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A lag is an instance of lagging.
    Sense id: simple-lag-en-noun-gaWcQoIf
  2. A lag is a delay in something.
    Sense id: simple-lag-en-noun-PNQWxnWV

Verb

IPA: /læɡ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-au-lag.ogg [Australia] Forms: lag [canonical], lags [third-person, singular], lagged [past], lagged [past, participle], lagging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|lag|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An act of someone/something being slow.
    Sense id: simple-lag-en-verb-r7bpWMIj
     
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