lagging

Example Sentences

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Both Amazon and AST SpaceMobile are lagging behind SpaceX, which has launched more than 10,000 satellites to low-Earth orbit to support its Starlink service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Nvidia shares rose 15% in the past month, lagging AMD’s 38% and Intel’s 56% gains over the same period.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

"We know that the kids that have been going through the whole school system with a lot of screens – that they're lagging behind in international surveys," says Forsell.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The energy sector is on the rise after lagging behind the S&P 500’s strong performance over the past three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I was kind of lagging behind on the sixth graders because they weren’t in the C Average yearbook.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman