had been lagging
Past perfect progressiveconjugation oflag.There are other translations for this conjugation.

lag

So far, the countryside, agriculture, had been lagging behind the towns, behind industry. Consequently, the offensive had not borne an all-round, complete and general character.
Por el momento, la agricultura, el campo, iban a la zaga de la industria, de la ciudad; por eso, la ofensiva presentaba un carácter desigual, y no un carácter general, completo.
Furthermore, prices in the Community market, which had been lagging behind the United States of America market in 2003, have become among the highest in the world. This is likely to attract still further interest from third-country exporters.
Por otro lado, los precios en el mercado comunitario, inferiores a los registrados en el mercado estadounidense en 2003, figuran ahora entre los más elevados del mundo, lo cual debería interesar aún más a los exportadores de terceros países.
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