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To move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others

To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material

To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace

Latency, or a delay or pause between two events

A person who is dishonest or a criminal

Agent noun of linger

Last in order, sequence, or time

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Verb

To move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others

bring up the rear

get no place fast

take one's time

drag your heels

while away time

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

play a waiting game

let the grass grow under one's feet

fritter time away

scrounge around

appear to pass slowly

sit on one's butt

go at a snail's pace

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

play games with

kick the can down the road

postpone action

let something slide

take a raincheck

establish yourself

establish oneself

hold your horses

pussyfoot around

beat about the bush

blow hot and cold

sit on the fence

take a breather

put something off

have a breather

avoid doing something

keep from doing something

fritter away time

take one's own sweet time

while away the time

adopt Fabian tactics

be in two minds

avoid committing oneself

use dilatory tactics

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

put on the back burner

employ delaying tactics

avoid the issue

beat around the bush

keep your shirt on

hold one's breath

kick your heels

cool your heels

hang onto your hat

hold everything

wait in the wings

come to standstill

catch one's breath

stop what you're doing

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“On walks, she would lag behind the group in case anyone went off course.”

Verb

To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

go into a decline

be on your last legs

become moribund

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be on one's deathbed

be breathing one's last

be giving up the ghost

be slipping away

be about to die

be approaching death

become marcescent

become listless

become debilitated

fall apart at the seams

go into decline

go down the toilet

go to rack and ruin

go down the tubes

take a turn for the worse

take a nosedive

become dilapidated

be the worse for wear

wear to a frazzle

make something worse

go from bad to worse

fall into decay

appear in a poor light

be at disadvantage

be shown to disadvantage

fall into disrepair

be worse for wear

hit rock bottom

come apart at the seams

suffer a relapse

get worse again

drain of energy

turn the clock back

come apart at seams

smash to smithereens

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“The dogs began to tire and lag under the unusual strain.”

Verb

To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material

make shockproof

put a lining in

put a backing on

“On the odd occasion that I have to run near pipework, I lag the pipes with insulation to protect the cables.”

Verb

To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace

put the brakes on

get in the way of

stand in the way of

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring to screeching halt

lay on the table

put on back burner

put in cold storage

take a rain check on

cramp someone's style

give rain check

put on the back burner

hold in abeyance

bring to a standstill

tie someone's hands

slam on the brakes

cramp one's style

give a hard time

impose limits on

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

stem the flow of

come to a standstill

reduce in speed

keep under control

keep the lid on

put the kibosh on

place an embargo on

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

be a hindrance to

put a damper on

keep within bounds

keep a tight rein on

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

put the stopper on

declare ineligible

give the run around

resist the temptation to

give a wide berth to

officially forbid

put half nelson on

declare illegal

put straitjacket on

prevent from making progress

throw monkey wrench in

keep feeling inside oneself

tie one's hands

take wind out of

get bogged down

gain control over

gain mastery over

queer someone's pitch

throw a spoke in the wheel of

give disadvantage

put out of commission

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put the brakes on

take out of play

put a stopper in

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

make impossible

bring to an end

bring to a stop

act like a wet blanket

keep tight rein on

place injunction on

place an injunction on

bring to a halt

make impracticable

dash one's hope

render null and void

upset the applecart

throw a monkey wrench into

place a limit on

keep within limits

draw the line on

do a disservice to

give a disadvantage to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

inflict a handicap on

avoid doing something

take the pledge

have nothing to do with

go on the wagon

get under control

keep under wraps

restrain yourself

put a restriction on

bring to naught

drive underground

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Noun

Latency, or a delay or pause between two events

holding pattern

cooling-off period

discontinuation

procrastination

period of waiting

breathing space

intervening period

intervening time

pause in the action

break in your journey

breathing spell

Mexican standoff

communication breakdown

speechification

delaying tactics

kicking the can down the road

holding the floor

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“As we discuss in more detail later, humans also experience lags, as there is a noticeable lag between the presentation of a stimulus and the response to it.”

Noun

A person who is dishonest or a criminal

confidence trickster

juvenile delinquent

ticket-of-leave man

chain gang member

political prisoner

prisoner of conscience

prisoner of war

black marketeer

smooth operator

person responsible

confidence artist

wanted criminal

good-for-nothing

unprincipled person

member of the family

second-story worker

second-story man

snake in the grass

nasty piece of work

despicable person

member of the Mafia

member of a criminal gang

public enemy number one

devil incarnate

professional killer

youthful offender

knight of the road

graffiti artist

enfant terrible

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Noun

Agent noun of linger

Adjective

Last in order, sequence, or time

once and for all

furthest behind

nearest the rear

bringing up the rear

at the back of the queue

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“Management blamed the team's downfall on several members of the team who failed to keep themselves in shape towards the lag end of the season.”

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