Get to know Laggard better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dilatory or layabout.
Laggard meaning
- Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
- Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.
Synonyms of Laggard
Using Laggard
- The main meaning on this page is: Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group. | Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.
- Useful related words include: dilatory, layabout, do-nothing, loafer.
- In the example corpus, laggard often appears in combinations such as: laggard in, the laggard, as laggard.
Context around Laggard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Laggard
- In this selection, "laggard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cybersecurity, main, industry, wants, down and today stand out and add context to how "laggard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an industry laggard and when and another cybersecurity laggard has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "laggard" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with laggard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another cybersecurity laggard has been ). (5 words)
Sadly, we are such a laggard with testing. (8 words)
We have been a laggard; that’s the hard truth. (10 words)
He now has the mammoth task of rebuilding the bank that has for too long been an industry laggard, and when he hands down BOQ’s full-year results next month, he will hope he can convince the market that it has finally turned a corner. (46 words)
Oliver Zipse, the chief executive of BMW, which has been a laggard in the EV race, called for a loosening of the EU’s 2035 cut-off point for production of new combustion engine cars. (35 words)
Australia had been something of a laggard on this front – the prevalence of online shopping here has been lower than in many comparable places including the US and Europe. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Another cybersecurity laggard has been ).
Apple, who has been the laggard of the group, reportedly has plans to launch its own headset later this year.
Freight, meanwhile, is the main laggard for Uber - though in terms of company contribution to revenue, Freight is still less than 15% of total revenue.
Invasive Species Council conservation officer Candice Bartlett said NSW was a laggard when it came to policies for responsible cat ownership.
He now has the mammoth task of rebuilding the bank that has for too long been an industry laggard, and when he hands down BOQ’s full-year results next month, he will hope he can convince the market that it has finally turned a corner.
Oliver Zipse, the chief executive of BMW, which has been a laggard in the EV race, called for a loosening of the EU’s 2035 cut-off point for production of new combustion engine cars.
Some worry that Poland — the bloc’s foremost climate laggard — wants to delay the 2040 discussion as long as possible.
The largest laggard was Liontown Resources, which slumped nearly 3 per cent to 65c.
We have been a laggard; that’s the hard truth.
Apple is a laggard, but is planning to move 20 percent of its Chinese supply-chain presence to India.
Australia had been something of a laggard on this front – the prevalence of online shopping here has been lower than in many comparable places including the US and Europe.
In the currencies space, the movement remains more modest with the aussie and kiwi holding slightly higher with the franc the notable laggard.
It argues that India is emerging as the hub of digital skills but was a laggard in AI.
It is a very quiet week on the UK data front with the currency to remain the laggard and the underperformer in the European G10 currency space.
Out of 30 Sensex stocks, just six were trading in red today with Axis Bank as the top laggard, down 4.29 per cent.
Sadly, we are such a laggard with testing.
The yen is the laggard today after the Bank of Japan for an unscheduled meeting on Friday -- likely to introduce more extraordinary policy measures.
Australia had led the world in policy development, especially in its response to the global financial crisis, but was now a laggard.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is widely acknowledged as being the biggest laggard in EVs among global carmakers.
Fiat Chrysler is seen as a laggard in new technologies such as electrification and autonomy, which are expected to cost automakers billions of dollars over the next decade.
Common combinations with laggard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- laggard in 6×
- the laggard 3×
- as laggard 3×
- been laggard 3×
- was laggard 2×
- laggard and 2×
- climate laggard 2×
- laggard on 2×