latency

noun

ˈlā-tᵊn(t)-sē How to pronounce latency (audio)
Definition of latencynext
as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity the flower bulbs went from latency to full bloom in a matter of days

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  1. suspension
  2. suspense
Noun
  • The most prominent of those techniques were the use of airbags to land Pathfinder on Mars, as well its Sojourner rover's rocker-bogie suspension system.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Kelly imposed a fourteen-day suspension of the ban.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • In fiction, spoiler alerts exist to protect the reader experience, premised on the idea that knowing a story’s outcome will reduce momentum and suspense.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • We’re not immersed in any of the procedural’s dangers, its uncertainties, its suspense, its psychic toll.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspense
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“Latency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latency. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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