lagging (Meaning)
lagging (n)
insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
lagging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Lag
lagging (n.)
The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and cleading.
Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lagging
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- lightning
- fleet
- brisk
- quick
- dizzy
- rocketing
- whirlwind
- hasty
- breathless
- speeding
- dizzy
- rocketing
- breathless
- lightning
- flying
- hasty
- bolting
- rapid
- rapid
- running
- rushing
- rushing
- racing
- bolting
- ready
- brisk
- swift
- meteoric
- fast
- snappy
- snappy
- swift
- ready
- flying
- racing
- meteoric
- speeding
- quick
- speedy
- running
- speedy
- whirlwind
- fast
- fleet
Synonyms:
- dallying
- tardy
- slowing
- unhurried
- snail-paced
- poking
- snaillike
- poky
- dilatory
- languid
- lethargic
- dawdling
- pokey
- dillydallying
Antonyms:
- whisking
- accelerated
- hurrying
- scooting
- accelerated
- expeditious
- whirling
- breakneck
- hastened
- scudding
- warp-speed
- zipping
- rushed
- expeditious
- breakneck
- quickened
- careering
- scooting
- quickened
- hurried
- whisking
- hastened
- hurried
- zipping
- hurrying
- prompt
- scudding
- careering
- whirling
- scurrying
- scurrying
- warp-speed
- barreling
- barreling
- prompt
- rushed
FAQs About the word lagging
insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heatof Lag, The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam c
dragging, sluggish, creeping, leisurely, crawling, laggard,slow, dallying, tardy, slowing
lightning, fleet, brisk, quick, dizzy, rocketing, whirlwind, hasty, breathless, speeding
The athlete was lagging behind the rest of the pack due to an injury.
The project was lagging behind schedule due to unforeseen delays.
The economy is lagging behind expectations and not growing as fast as predicted.
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