delay, sluggishness, lagging indicator, disparity, slowdown, laggard, decline, slowing, disconnect, falloff, gap, falter, correlation, choppiness, plateauing, divergence, slackening, inverse relationship, slippage, bottlenecks, unevenness, weakness, skew, deceleration, glitches, upswing, variability, glitch, disadvantage, slack, discrepancy, direct correlation, softness, uptick, overlap, stagnation, spike, skyrocket, blips, volatility, differences, shakeout, hiccups, seasonality, linger, lull, fluctuations, slump, downturn, sputters, decoupling, rates, disproportion, sag, shortfalls, regress, dearth, upturn, hover, inertia, downshift, fuzziness, discontinuity, friction, taper, lateness, dropoff, crunch, stalling, paucity, surge, decine, downswing, distortions, undersupply, cycles, rise, softening, catchup, shakiness, deteriorations, acceleration, trend, plummets, patchiness, constraint, fragmentation, drop, accrue, decrease, blur, flux, kinks, tightness, jitteriness, deline, dichotomy, latency, scarceness, mismatch, trickle, imbalance, lags, fluctuation, interval, skewness, decrement, distortion, broadening, delays, difference, discount, lapse, overshoot, uncertainty, attenuation, autocorrelation, deviation, differential, finite, retest, run, uptake, activation, aggregate, c2, chronologic, correct, cycle, earlier, effect, eulerian, extended, if, inverse, latest, likely, linear, maximum

drag, drop behind, get behind, hang back, interregnum, trail

dilatory, drag, drop behind, get behind, hang back, laggard, trail

barrel, cask

confine, cover, detain, detention, follow, holdup, slat, spline, time interval

dawdle, fall back, fall behind, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, interim, jail, jug, put away, put behind bars, remand, retardation, stave