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Lagging vs Sagging - What's the difference?

lagging | sagging |

As nouns the difference between lagging and sagging

is that lagging is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection while sagging is the act of something that sags.

As verbs the difference between lagging and sagging

is that lagging is present participle of lang=en while sagging is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective lagging

is falling behind, not keeping up the pace.

lagging

English

Adjective

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

    • 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

    sagging

    English

    Noun

  • The act of something that sags.
  • * 1969 , Sugar Technologists' Association of India, Proceedings
    • It was noticed that there had been saggings and bulgings in the trays.
  • A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.

    • Verb

    (head)