time lag
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time lag

noun

Definition of TIME LAG

: an interval of time between two related phenomena (as a cause and its effect)

Examples of TIME LAG

  1. There's a time lag between when you see a stop sign and when your foot steps on the brake.

First Known Use of TIME LAG

1892

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