time lag
nounDefinition of time lag
: an interval of time between two related phenomena (such as a cause and its effect)
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This would upend the Fed’s practice of adjusting rates based on economic forecasts, because monetary policy works with long time lags. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "The Fed’s Biggest Dilemma: Is the Booming Job Market a Problem?," 11 June 2018 State officials hope a new facility will reduce the time lag in getting forensic results to police. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Crime lab, offices most likely for Loomis Crossing in Greenfield, developer said," 9 Apr. 2018 State officials hope a new facility will reduce the time lag in getting forensic results to police. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Crime lab, offices most likely for Loomis Crossing in Greenfield, developer said," 9 Apr. 2018 State officials hope a new facility will reduce the time lag in getting forensic results to police. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Crime lab, offices most likely for Loomis Crossing in Greenfield, developer said," 9 Apr. 2018 State officials hope a new facility will reduce the time lag in getting forensic results to police. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Crime lab, offices most likely for Loomis Crossing in Greenfield, developer said," 9 Apr. 2018 State officials hope a new facility will reduce the time lag in getting forensic results to police. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Crime lab, offices most likely for Loomis Crossing in Greenfield, developer said," 9 Apr. 2018 State officials hope a new facility will reduce the time lag in getting forensic results to police. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Crime lab, offices most likely for Loomis Crossing in Greenfield, developer said," 9 Apr. 2018 Perhaps more importantly, the latency (e.g. time lag) in the transmissions from the serving base stations to the portable users is less than 10 milliseconds, a critical metric where such small delays become indistinguishable to the human brain. — Fortune, "Commentary: How 5G Technology Will Transform the Way We Live," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'time lag.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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