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been lagging
verb
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
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Wages have been lagging for decades.
Nokia has been lagging behind there".
It's a confidence thing and mine has been lagging lately".
Sales in the overall patch category have been lagging.
"Westchester has been lagging behind Fairfield and Manhattan.
And public investment really, really has been lagging.
If anything, it is Americans who have been lagging.
Its sales have been lagging, and critics say it lacks a coherent identity.
Both the opposition and the west have been lagging behind in judging the public mood.
"That is clear cut, many countries do it, and we have been lagging here.
And Mr. King chose to run with Mr. Cuomo, who has been lagging in the polls.
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