Fail to keep up
The crossword clue "Fail to keep up" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.
Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DROPBEHIND (2 uses in xd)
- NEGLECT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAG, most used first.
- Fall behind - used 312 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail the pack - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail behind - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang back - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
- Time delay - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Keep out - BAR, used 56 times
- "Keep it down!" - SHH, used 49 times
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