advance vs lag

To move forwards; to approach. 

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. 

To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. 

To make progress; to do well, to succeed. 

To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. 

To help the progress of (something); to further. 

To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. 

To raise or increase (a price, rate). 

To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. 

To increase (a number or amount). 

To make a higher bid at an auction. 

To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. 

A forward move; improvement or progression. 

An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature. 

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement. 

An addition to the price; rise in price or value. 

To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind. 

To respond slowly. 

To cause to lag; to slacken. 

To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer). 

A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins. 

A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine. 

A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. 

Delay; latency. 

One who lags; that which comes in last. 

A bird, the greylag. 

The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. 

A prisoner, a criminal.