n.
1.the act of slowing down or falling behind
2.the time between one event, process, or period and another
3.one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket lag v.
1.hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
2.lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
3.throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4.cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
Idiom of the Day
three sheets to the wind
to be unsteady from drinking too much alcohol, to be drunk
I saw my neighbor walking down the street last night. He seemed to have three sheets to the wind.