lag

遅延、タイムラグ

出来事から、それによる結果や反応が現れるまでの時間。

やさしい英語で： A period of time between an event and the result or response it causes.

• There is a short lag before the video starts.
• The game has too much lag.
• We noticed a time lag between payment and delivery.

使い方： lag between A and B (There is a lag between pressing the button and hearing the sound.)

類義語： delay

よく使う表現： time lag, response lag, a short lag

遅れ

他の人や物と同じ速さで進んだり発展したりできないこと。

やさしい英語で： A failure to move or develop as quickly as others.

• The report revealed a lag in industrial development.
• This lag left the region poorer than its neighbors.
• Several countries showed similar lags in educational progress.

類義語： falling behind

よく使う表現： economic lag, development lag

遅れる

他の人や物よりも進む速さや発展が遅くなる。

やさしい英語で： To move or develop more slowly than other people or things.

• The tired children began to lag behind.
• His reading skills lagged behind his classmates’ skills.
• Why does this region lag behind the rest of the country?

使い方： lag behind someone/something (Our sales lag behind those of our competitors.)

類義語： fall behind, trail

反対語： lead

よく使う表現： lag behind, lag behind someone

反応が遅れる

特にパソコンや携帯電話で、反応や動作に時間がかかりすぎる。

やさしい英語で： To take too long to react or work, especially on a computer or phone.

• My phone keeps starting to lag.
• The game lagged whenever more players joined.
• Does your computer lag when you open large files?

類義語： respond slowly

よく使う表現： lag badly, lag during something

衰える

力や勢いが弱まり、動きが遅くなったり活動が減ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To become weaker, slower, or less active.

• Their enthusiasm began to lag.
• Interest in the project lagged after the first month.
• Her energy never lags, even late at night.

類義語： weaken, flag, slacken

反対語： strengthen

よく使う表現： interest lag, enthusiasm lag