LAGS

noun

1. A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
2. Delay; latency.
3. One sentenced to transportation for a crime.

verb

1. To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
2. To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
3. To transport as a punishment for crime.