ENTR'ACTE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

entr'acte

noun

Definition of entr'acte

as in time lag

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Noun

However, experts told CNBC that a natural time lag exists when price changes transmit from crude oil to retail gasoline.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
For a while, the feedlot sector could maintain profitability because there’s about a six-month time lag between when farmers buy the calves and when they are again sold to be processed, Peel noted.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of time lag

Noun

The team went through eight head coaches (including interims) during that span, with Kubiak being the ninth, and six general managers.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Over the past month, however, the benchmark 10-year gilt yield has risen by around 19 basis points, while the longer-term 30-year gilt yield has added around 21 basis points, with both seeing choppy trade in the interim.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of interim

Noun

For a time towards the end of the summer window, there seemed a chance Vardy might go from Wrexham’s one-time nemesis to potential promotion spearhead, only for the 39-year-old to join Burnley.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
According to experts, hybrid pollination is physically demanding and must often be completed within a narrow time window.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of window

Noun

The state legislature does not plan to reconvene before the end of the year, making the timing of the resignation largely a matter of political transition rather than an interruption of legislative business.

— Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
The game continued without interruption, with Sacramento State beating Mississippi Valley State 52-0 before 18,523 fans, the largest crowd for a Hornet Stadium home opener and fifth-largest in the program’s 73-year history.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of interruption

Noun

Additionally, the frequent interludes of dialogue from the Idlewild movie released at the same time don’t add much to the proceedings, and function as more of an inside joke than anything else.

— John Hugar, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026
It Brizé’s fourth time in competition at Venice after the Fipresci Prize winning A Woman’s Life as well as Another World and romantic interlude Out of Season, starring Guillaume Canet and Rohrwacher.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of interlude

Noun

During intermission, the audience stays in their seats and the actors on stage, as the crew clean up the fake blood and discarded costumes and the performers remove the chalk from their faces.

— Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
About 55 minutes into the performance, Richie, 77, announced an unexpected intermission.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of intermission

Noun

Its blazing 165-hertz refresh rate and 1ms response time team up with AMD FreeSync to wipe out motion blur, screen tearing, and input lag.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
That lag is another reason more postings in September don’t necessarily mean more people will start jobs in September.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lag

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