'With anything new, testing technology typically lags by a small amount,' she said.

The technology to make practical electric cars is lagging, even though 12 states have mandated a market for them.

"The modernization of industry has probably been postponed, and technology lags with the West are likely to get worse before they get better."

My first assessment indicates that their technology lags well behind our own.

Their technology lagged slightly behind Earth's, but they made up for this by other abilities.

It's a shame," the agent says, "how medical technology is still lagging behind the marketing side of things.

Now, even though 12 states have mandated such a market, the technology to make a practical electric car is lagging.

Because technology still lagged behind imagination, that had to wait.

Moreover, military technology, which once trickled down to civilian use, now often lags what is available in games, rides and movie special effects.

China's economy, education and technology are lagging far behind those of the United States.