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

Since 2002, the Raiders have hired 13 coaches, excluding interims, followed by the Cleveland Browns (10) and Miami Dolphins (nine).

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Carrick is not an interim anymore, of course, but that’s more of a technical detail than a sporting reality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of interim

Noun

But Preckwinkle’s administration suggested last week that the window has now closed, and the school district will not be able to avail itself of the unearmarked $109 million.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The roster received a $26 million injection over the course of the summer transfer window.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of window

Noun

As much as there’s little room for nuance in the interval of frenzied overreaction that is Week 1 of the NFL season, two seemingly contradictory statements can be true at the exact same time.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The reactor would also need a fuel replacement interval of at least five years.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of interval

Noun

Celebrities including Lupita Nyong’o, Sharon Stone, John Boyega and Michelle Williams attended at the WSA Building in downtown Manhattan for this season’s show, which continued despite the interruption.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Mercury opposes hazy Neptune, making expectations unclear and interruptions harder to manage.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of interruption

Noun

That’s namely all the interlude chapters — police reports, 911 calls, courtroom transcripts, newspaper clippings, and scientific research into the telekinetic gene that collectively teases a larger world.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
This distasteful interlude cuts back to Reacher and Green continuing to interrogate Ahlquist.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of interlude

Noun

Cinematographer Adam Carboni frames most of the movie in a glowing daytime warmth, peppered with gorgeous intermissions that plunge the audience into starry nights that give the whole affair a music video-like pulse.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
The Texas head coach had abandoned a halftime on-field interview with Laura Rutledge, which the sideline reporter chalked up to technical difficulties that cut into the coach’s limited halftime intermission.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of intermission

Noun

After years of reporting streaming viewership with a four-week delay, the audience measurement company has enhanced its analytics capabilities enough to cut that lag-time in half.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
There’s usually a lag of a month or two between a contract signing and when the sale is finalized, which makes pending home sales a near-term bellwether for the housing market.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lag

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