Behind and Lagging

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Behind adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

Usage example: the required work was behind, so now we're running late

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Lagging and behind are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lagging" instead an adjective "Behind".

Lagging adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Behind and lagging are semantically related in backward topic. Sometimes you can use "Behind" instead an adjective "Lagging".

Nearby Words: lag, lagged

This is assuming that the losing team is only down by a few points and not lagging badly like 3000 points behind.

Source: Golden Snitch
Also, story-wise, the TEC's main strength is its ability to outproduce the Advent and the Vasari, since they are lagging far behind technologically.

Source: We Have Reserves
When Tony extricates himself from imprisonment in the Mandarin's mansion, he only gets the right gauntlet and the left boot from his Mark 42 (the rest lagging a bit behind).

Source: Film / Iron Man 3

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