lag

to be behind someone or something that is moving in front of you, especially because they are going faster than you

quedar atrás, rezagarse

• lag behind somebody/something

Collocations lag behind in technology · lag behind the competition

• The car lagged behind on the steep hill.

  El coche quedó atrás en la cuesta empinada.

to be delayed or to cause a delay in something

retrasar, causar un retraso

• lag behind schedule

Collocations the project is lagging behind schedule · to lag in completing a task

• The construction of the bridge has been lagging.

  La construcción del puente ha estado retrasada.

a delay or a situation in which something is delayed

retraso, demora

• there was a lag of several days

Collocations a significant lag between cause and effect · the economic lag behind other countries

• There is often a lag before new laws are implemented.

  A menudo hay un retraso antes de que se implementen nuevas leyes.

a delay in the transmission of an electronic signal

retardo, demora en la transmisión

• signal lag

Collocations reduce signal lag · measure the lag in a circuit

• The system has been designed to minimize signal lag.

  El sistema ha sido diseñado para minimizar el retardo en la señal.