lag off
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To start being lazy and not work as hard as you should.
Literal meaning: 'Lag' means to move slowly or fall behind, so 'lag off' suggests drifting away from effort.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To become idle or reduce one's effort; to fall behind through inattention or laziness.
"Don't lag off now — we're nearly finished with the project."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Extremely rare in modern English. Speakers who mean to say this almost always use 'slack off' or 'lag behind' instead. May appear in older texts or highly regional dialects.
Commonly used with
work effort pace studies
Forms
Base
lag off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
lags off
he/she/it
Past simple
laged off
yesterday
Past participle
laged off
have + pp
-ing form
laging off
continuous
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