lag

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in Vietnamese Đuối sức, thua kém

BrE /læɡ/ AmE /læɡ/

verb / noun en → vi

past lagged pp lagged ing lagging

1 BEHIND [intransitive] B1

Đuối sức, thua kém

to be behind someone or something else, especially in a race or competition

  • lag behind somebody/something

Collocations lag behind in technology · lag behind competitors

  • The team is lagging behind the leaders.

    Đội đang thua kém so với đội dẫn đầu.

2 DELAY [transitive] B1

Trễ, chậm trễ

to be delayed or to cause a delay

  • lag something behind

Collocations network lag · project lag

  • The project is lagging behind schedule.

    Dự án đang bị chậm tiến độ.

3 STATE [uncountable] B2

Trạng thái trễ, chậm trễ

a situation in which something is delayed or not as advanced as it should be

Collocations network lag · development lag

  • There is a significant development lag in this region.

    Khu vực này đang gặp phải tình trạng chậm phát triển đáng kể.