Adjective : lagging steps.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag. ,to lag behind in production. ,The factory lags regularly in making its quota. ,The old friends lagged because they wanted to talk some more. ,Interest lagged as the meeting went on.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : The industry still lags the national economy.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : There was a developmental lag in the diffusion of ideas.    From Dictionary.com. 

Beware, the jobs market is what we call a lagging indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2009] Reference

So what this is telling us is that the labor market is continuing to deteriorate and, remember, this is what we call a lagging indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference

This is why the number is often referred to as a lagging economic indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference

The real reason i think the GOPs are lagging is because they don't have any plans for the future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Voinovich: The GOP's 'being taken over by Southerners'] Reference

But Gray warns men that if they don't start breaking the Martian rules and changing, they will begin lagging behind the competition.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - How men, women are different at the office] Reference

Employment is typically what's called a lagging indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [News from www.rep-am.com] Reference

The unemployment rate is what's called a lagging indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Republicans slam Dems over latest jobs report] Reference

The unemployment rate is what is known as a lagging indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Democrats intensify drive for health care reform] Reference

Besides, employment is continually called a lagging economic indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [24/7 Wall St.] Reference

The little church-bell began to call the lagging people with its quick, sharp summons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ruth] Reference

Sure, employment is ofen termed a lagging indicator - but, the economy is broke - as Alan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

What has already happened in the economy based on past numbers (referred to as a lagging indicator) 2.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Going Organic: UCSC Farm and Garden Market Cart opens today with fresh flowers and produce] Reference

The moving average indicator, which is known as a lagging indicator, provided us with a downwards trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [FXstreet.com] Reference

How come rising unemployment is called a lagging indicator, when it seems to be causing the recession to get worse?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unemployment Up Dramatically! Stocks Rise! Huh?] Reference

This made the film surprisingly entertaining and kept the pace from lagging, which is something the original series did so well too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anime Nano!] Reference

These expert forecasters say they expect a moderate recovery, but unemployment, often known as a lagging indicator, continuing to rise.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 27, 2009] Reference

Job are what you call a lagging indicator.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2009] Reference

But McCain kind of lagging behind in some of those polls against Barack Obama.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2008] Reference

But I wish more governments there would switch to a "lagging" left turn-signal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference

That has always been a "lagging" indicator of the ecomomic strength or weakness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top House Republican slams Obama over stimulus, jobs] Reference

Toward the end of the day, things were kind of lagging along with the younger brother.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2005] Reference

The U.S. is still kind of lagging in the rate of its improvement in travel and hotels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marriott Profit Not Big Enough, Ruby Tuesday Doesn't Pique Market Appetite] Reference

If you can't give 110 percent on your job and you're kind of lagging you met get cutoff.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2008] Reference

My blog is kind of lagging right now during break, but I plan to spice it up again once classes start.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Weekly Law School Roundup #154] Reference

The FCC has said it is pursuing a plan to extend broadband adoption, which Mr. Genachowski said is clearly "lagging" in the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [FCC Chairman Defends Broadband Regulation Strategy] Reference

Indeed, in many significant respects, Saskatchewan far from "lagging" has shown higher rates of growth than most other provinces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eighteen Years of C.C.F. Accomplishment in Saskatchewan] Reference

It'll be some sort of staggered kind of lagging increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

When an indicator is "lagging" it means that the indicator changes only after the fact.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference

Remember, there's that delayed "lagging" period which is why it hasn't already been felt even now.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Orthodyne and their fundamentals, kind of lagging the rest of K&S's business by roughly one or two quarter or so.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

I'm just wondering your perspective on the kind of lagging nature maybe of consumer verses business and whether that in fact exists?.    From Wordnik.com.  [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference

Human laziness worldwide has more to do with it than lagging technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Search For Hidden Life] Reference

The Open's cash intake was lagging until about two months ago, O'Neil acknowledges.    From Wordnik.com.  [Game, Set, Profit] Reference

If one of these assets outperforms, take some profits and reinvest them in a lagging fund.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rethinking Buy-And-Hold] Reference

Last year, with the pace of U.S. economic growth lagging that of the world, the slippage continued.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Good News About the Recession] Reference