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to lag behind
01
to develop or progress more slowly than someone or something else
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
behind
Base verb
lag
Present tense
lag behind
3rd person singular
lags behind
Present participle
lagging behind
Past simple
lagged behind
Past participle
lagged behind
Examples
American companies are lagging behind their Chinese counterparts in the development of artificial intelligence.
