Lag
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind to cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material The action in which a computer or server slows or halts in response to a poor connection
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; latency. a prisoner, a criminal. bad connection, loss of connection, causing a delay
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: late
Example sentence: Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms.
Gaol
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To confine in a gaol; to imprison
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.Preferred