Examples of time lag in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web The steering is loose and the brakes only work with an unpredictable time lag. — WSJ, 1 May 2022 Remember this: The health of your team is a function of the average time lag between seeing and discussing problems. — Justin Hale, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Schools still do post admission figures publicly, in the Common Data Set online and in reports to the Education Department, though there is a time lag before those are available. — Melissa Korn, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022 The time lag between taking a COVID test and getting the result is a critical factor in evaluating any diagnostic. — Anthony Warmack, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2022 Another problem is the time lag between the robot and Earth. — Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022 And the four-month time lag between these molecular twins raises a whole other set of complications. — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 There is always an unfortunate time lag, regardless of your decision. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2022 The time lag was due in part to Evergrande’s lack of communications or disclosures about its bonds after missing the payments. — Elaine Yu, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 See More

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