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Lagging vs Slowing - What's the difference?

lagging | slowing |

As nouns the difference between lagging and slowing

is that lagging is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection while slowing is deceleration; slowing down.

As verbs the difference between lagging and slowing

is that lagging is while slowing is .

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

    slowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • deceleration; slowing down
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • We have seen Parkinsonism as sudden starts and stops, as odd speedings and slowings .