| noun | the act of slowing down or falling behind |
| noun | the time between one event, process, or period and another “meanwhile the socialists are running the government” |
| noun | one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket |
| verb | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| verb | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail “The suspects were imprisoned without trial” |
| verb | throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins |
| verb | cover with lagging to prevent heat loss “lag pipes” |
| slow down | verb | lose velocity; move more slowly |
| lag | verb | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| retard | verb | be delayed |
| lag | noun | the act of slowing down or falling behind |
| lagger | noun | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
| laggard | noun | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
| dawdler | noun | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
| imprisonment | noun | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment |
| incarceration | noun | the state of being imprisoned |
| immurement | noun | the state of being imprisoned |
| jailer | noun | someone who guards prisoners |
| jailor | noun | someone who guards prisoners |
| jail | noun | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
| gaoler | noun | someone who guards prisoners |
| gaol | noun | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
| remand | noun | the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) |
| lagging | noun | used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat |