TIME LAG Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

time lag

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Definition of time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag Since there was no time lag, the researchers argued that so fast a response had to be because the interior was liquid. — New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025 The time lag, barely noticeable, was 17 milliseconds. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025 That lapse is likely driven because of time lags between actual sales and assessments, Kaegi’s office said, an issue that gets worse when market values are increasing faster. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 Some critics say the ratings are not very accurate because of a time lag between the data collection and the publication of the scores, and some say the ratings are unfair to hospitals that have low income populations that tend to be sicker than hospitals in wealthier areas. — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time lag

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Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
That stacks up against the 176 conventional seawalls permitted by Fort Lauderdale in the same window where the church applied for one, the church said.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of window

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Whether higher denial rates for naturalization are linked to the new civics test for applicants filing on or after October 2o is not known, given the lag time between filing an application and scheduling the test is typically several months.

— Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
While a one-second response lag is acceptable in text chat, that same pause feels awkward and disruptive in spoken conversation.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of lag

Noun

When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
However, the report noted that much of this rise was due to an increase in the number of billionaires, not just three-comma club members getting richer.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 July 2026

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The four-hour production (which includes a 20 minute interval) is set just before the events in Martin’s novels and will follow the great houses of Westeros as ambition, family bonds and succession collide during the reign of the Mad King.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Save intervals, heavy lifts and hard runs for earlier in the evening or the next morning.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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Both contracts tumbled on Monday, posting their largest declines in several weeks, after an apparent pause in strikes between the US and Iran.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Markets have broadly responded positively to the pause, with stocks rallying and oil prices falling on Monday, with sentiment buoyed by the potential for a lasting peace agreement.

— Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 July 2026

Definition of pause

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Firepits flanked by living walls create a lovely space to relax and enjoy coastal breezes with the chatter of sea lions in the distance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
More than 50 historical buildings are being restored to create retail and residential spaces in one of Atlanta’s most ambitious downtown projects.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of space

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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

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After disc removal, the resulting interspace requires robust reconstruction to restore height, alignment, and stability.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body.

— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2020

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