time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag The researchers from Fudan University’s State Key Laboratory of Integrated Chips and Systems and the College of Integrated Circuits and Micro-nano Electronics aimed to overcome this time lag by embedding 2D flash technology directly into CMOS platforms. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 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 That meant making more editorial judgments about cutting, especially with the in-studio segments that had some time lag to them, like Paul Robalino’s Operation Snake Skin or Erika Ishii’s offer of side-shave real estate. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for time lag
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Noun
  • His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Earlier attempts to develop a commercial market for pecans based on growing trees from seeds had been unsuccessful, as trees originating from seeds have a long lag period until maturation and production of nuts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That lag adds to the challenges in formulating policies.
    Janice Mak, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Starmer, a former human-rights lawyer, approaches every problem with an arid obsession with process rather than outcome—as if, when people follow every dot and comma of the rules, nothing bad can happen and no one should complain.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Here is a mom falling over cackling at the comma-rich DM her extremely funny daughter, Mandy Brooke, sent to Lil Wayne.
    Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But his season’s been interrupted at two different intervals, with rib and hamstring injuries.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
  • One study, with adolescents, used the experience sampling method, in which people answer questions at random intervals throughout the day.
    Michael Prinzing, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The rechargeable lithium-ion battery inside the NODE 100 provides up to 1000+ hours of use from a single charge, which means fewer pauses to top up on power.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The City of Minneapolis is also filing a declaration in hopes a judge will issue a temporary restraining order to put a pause on the operation.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.
    Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Whether commuting for work or running errands, Dana is a carryall with ample space for essentials (think phone, keys, wallet, and sunglasses), along with a 13-inch laptop, water bottle, makeup, portable charger, lightweight jacket, snacks, and a notebook.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There might be differences in motivation, for both manager and players, depending on the interim’s status.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The drought had reached two decades, with four full-time head coaches and two interims having come and gone since Larry Coker last led Miami to the top of the college football world, by the time Cristobal made his way back to Coral Gables.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • 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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“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20lag. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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