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The phrase "appear to be lagging" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that seems to be falling behind or not keeping pace, often in contexts like technology, performance, or progress.
Example: "The system updates appear to be lagging, causing delays in processing requests."
Alternatives: "seem to be delayed" or "look to be falling behind."
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Legal safeguards and political oversight appear to be lagging behind.
The UK does appear to be lagging behind major competitors in broadband access.
The arts appear to be lagging well behind the pace of economic change and transformation.
Mr. Papandreou's support has been plummeting, even within his party, and the Socialists appear to be lagging behind the center-right opposition for the first time since the current government was elected in 2009.
In terms of number of structures solved, membrane proteins appear to be lagging many years behind their soluble counterparts.
Based on a comprehensive review of reports on the gene structure, evolutionary analysis, and crosstalk between IFN and its cognate receptors in birds [ 11], studies of the IFN system in waterfowl appear to be lagging behind.
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But business appears to be lagging further behind.
The other Republican candidates appeared to be lagging far behind.
Yet, as far as country-wide urbanisation is concerned, India appears to be lagging behind.
But over the longer term, significant improvement appears to be lagging.
Westchester County, which had appeared to be lagging behind the rest of the metropolitan area in leasing activity, is experiencing an upsurge as locally based companies began to expand.
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