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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I lag" is correct and can be used in written English.
It typically means that the speaker is falling behind or struggling to keep up with something, either physically or mentally. Here is an example of how it could be used in a sentence: "I tried my best to keep pace with the marathon runners, but as the race went on, I started to lag behind."
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I lag behind.
(Nobuhle, 28-year-old trial participant) It didn't happen that I lag behind when we are having sex [with gel].
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When a lagging flow j wants to leave, its positive lag j is proportionally distributed among all the remaining active flow i such that each lag i is updated according to the following equation: lag i = lag i + lag j × r i ∑ k ∈ A r k, (3).
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I lagged however zealously I tried.
I lagged behind so I could be alone.
I plunged, I plugged, I twisted, and I sighedWhile she achieved death's Paradise routinely.I lagged however zealously I tried.
As I lagged behind Mr. Létourneau, who wore an orange "SÉCURITÉ" vest, I couldn't help feeling like a trail abuser whose sled had been impounded.
Again, I lagged; after a while, McLean skied back down to check on me — humbling enough, though he seemed glad for the exercise.
But whenever I lagged behind, there would be some Penan person lurking behind a tree, making an excuse that he needed a cigarette or a rest.
I lagged behind, listening to the birds, many of which are endangered, and wondered if what I was sensing was what the Polynesians had felt when they explored their new land.
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