Lag and Stop

Lag

Lag verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Stop and lag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead the word "Lag" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: lagging

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Lag and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lag" instead the word "Stop" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Common collocations

game lag game stop game

Both words in one sentence

  • Hollywood Hacking This involves you running around a Tron-like environment shooting their avatars, while the Big Bad tries to stop you by reversing your controls, giving you lag and making you play a command prompt game which unfairly victimizes unicorns.
  • All in a Row The Kingdom Hearts games has the other two party members following Sora around, and they don't follow you around perfectly... they often lag behind, having to catch up when you stop.
    Source: All in a Row
  • Anime / Girls und Panzer Tracking Maho would accomplish nothing, because all of her team would stop to protect her (so they would all reach Ōarai's defensive line at the same time), while tracking other tanks would make them lag behind the main force, diminishing their cohesion — Kuromorimine's main advantage.
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