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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I was lagging" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used in the past tense to describe a situation where someone was falling behind or moving slower than expected. Example: "During the race, I was lagging behind the other runners and struggling to keep up with the pace."
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It was a fine day, and I was lagging behind her, panting, because she'd been walking very fast.
When I was a fresher, my English wasn't as good as it is now – I felt I was lagging behind and couldn't follow.
Daydream Elizabeth felt scared and lonely and a bit failure-y because she thought I was lagging behind in our goals, mostly because I felt comfortable.
Surrounded by the more commercial (average) punter wearing Nike Air Max's, this was the place I went when I felt like I was lagging a bit and, after paying €9 for a beer, felt well and truly ripped off and terrible.
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"The world is changing, and I'm lagging behind".
"It's true for breaststroke I am lagging behind but I think my freestyle result is also not that good.
"Sometimes Alastair and I were lagging behind, but the camera guys were right up there".
But me, I'm lagging behind.
I still think it's lagging very far behind.
Even so, it is lagging behind others.
Fund-raising was lagging, too.
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