vi → zurückbleiben; we lag behind in space exploration → in der Raumforschung liegen wir (weit) zurück or hinken wir hinterher (inf); the government is lagging behind in the polls → die Regierung liegt in den Meinungsumfragen zurück; why don’t you walk beside me instead of always lagging behind? → warum läufst du nicht neben mir, anstatt immer hinterherzutrödeln?; they are lagging ten points behind → sie liegen zehn Punkte zurück

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lag behind

→ يَتَخَلِّفُ zaostávat være bagefter zurückbleiben βραδυπορώ ir detrás de, rezagarse jäädä jälkeen être à la traîne zaostajati restare indietro 遅れる 뒤떨어지다 achterblijven sakke akterut nie nadążyć ficar para trás отставать hamna på efterkälke ล้าหลัง, ช้ากว่า geride kalmak tụt hậu 落在后面

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