Let \(S=K[x_1,\ldots ,x_n]\) , where K is a field, and \(t_i(S/I)\) denotes the maximal shift in the minimal graded free S-resolution of the graded algebra S/I at degree i, where I is an edge ideal. In this paper, we prove that if \(t_b(S/I)\ge \lceil \frac{3b}{2} \rceil \) for some \(b\ge 0\) , then the subadditivity condition \(t_{a+b}(S/I)\le t_a(S/I)+t_b(S/I)\) holds for all \(a\ge 0\) . In addition, we prove that \(t_{a+4}(S/I)\le t_a(S/I)+t_4(S/I)\) for all \(a\ge 0\) (the case \(b=0,1,2,3\) is known). We conclude that if the projective dimension of S/I is at most 9, then I satisfies the subadditivity condition.