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Flagging vs Lagging - What's the difference?

flagging | lagging |

As verbs the difference between flagging and lagging

is that flagging is present participle of flag while lagging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between flagging and lagging

is that flagging is a pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively while lagging is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

As an adjective lagging is

falling behind, not keeping up the pace.

flagging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.

    • lagging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • falling behind, not keeping up the pace
  • Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
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    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "lagging")

    Coordinate terms

    * (occurring after) leading, concurrent

    Derived terms

    * lagging indicator

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection
  • The material so used

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Related terms

    * laggard