The Clue
Be late (3 letter answer)
The Answer
LAG
Tags
Notes
The answer LAG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Dally
Dillydally
Jet ___
Loiter
Retardation
Slowdown
Slowness
Straggle
Tarry
Trail
Wane
Become weaker
Fall behind
Hang back
Jet affliction
Jet follower
Kind of screw
Production problem
Slip behind
Time delay
Time gap
Time lapse
Trail the pack
Bring up the rear
Don't keep up
Insulate a steam boiler
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Definition
LAG as a noun:
1. (slowdown, lag, retardation) = the act of slowing down or falling behind
2. (interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag) = the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
3. (stave, lag) = one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
LAG as a verb:
1. (lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind) = hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
2. (imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand) = lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"