The phrase "lagging behind competitors" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used whenever you want to describe a situation or company that is not performing as well as its competitors. Example: Despite their best efforts, the company is still lagging behind competitors in terms of sales and market share.
He has tried to convince investors and British politicians that, after years of lagging behind competitors, AstraZeneca is now better off on its own.
ITV took over GMTV last year and has been aiming to transform the programme, which is thought to have been lagging behind competitors.
NYTD added many new features in the early years, but it soon started lagging behind competitors, which were more fully utilizing the rapidly expanding capability of the Internet.
In India, bigger is better when it comes to mobile phones, but Apple is lagging behind competitors like Samsung and Xiaomi.
The company's Rift headset is reportedly lagging behind competitors in unit sales and the company's mobile strategy has grown more complicated as its only mobile partner, Samsung, recently added support for Google's VR platform to its latest devices.
Wouldn't you rather be leading the charge than lagging behind competitors?
Those deals frequently need to be updated to keep up with industry trends, an area in which Google has lagged behind competitors.
Mr. Carney's main mission is to shore up the nation's economy, which has lagged behind competitors in rebounding from the worst global recession since the 1930s.
While BA has lagged behind competitors in providing Wi-Fi on its flights, Willie Walsh, the IAG chief executive, said technological advances have vindicated the decision to wait.
Notifications on iOS have lagged behind competitors for a while, but now Apple is beginning to tackle the overloaded lock screen.
However, in the 21st century the Three Horizons model has a fatal flaw that risks making companies lag behind competitors — or even putting them out of business.
