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Recent Examples of time lag
The time lag, barely noticeable, was 17 milliseconds.
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Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
Somewhere between all these time lags and misconceptions, our attitude to and relationship with the United States has changed.
—Jessica Traynor, The Dial, 11 Nov. 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
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Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
Somewhere between all these time lags and misconceptions, our attitude to and relationship with the United States has changed.
—Jessica Traynor, The Dial, 11 Nov. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
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Borrowers who do not choose a new plan within the 90-day window provided by their loan servicer will be automatically enrolled into either the Standard Repayment Plan or the new Tiered Standard plan, according to the Department of Education.—
Staff reports,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Deputies then rushed the car, shattered the driver's side window, and pulled the driver from within.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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There is no lag to anticipate and no visual harshness pulling attention away from the music.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Set the scene Jet lag is setting in from the long flight to Tanzania, but the imminence of safari keeps the adrenaline pumping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The ant, curled like a comma in my palm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Square Lake looks suspiciously like a comma.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In short, the number of plastic nanoparticles in the arteries increased during the 10-year interval of the study.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Shouts rang out at regular intervals, sometimes interrupting her mid-flow.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Anthropic, one of OpenAI’s top competitors, has proposed mechanisms for coordinating pauses on advanced AI development if systems become too powerful.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Located in the city's dynamic tech district, Whitefield, The Den Bengaluru seamlessly bridges heritage and innovation, offering an environment where guests can move seamlessly between focused work, casual connection, and moments of pause.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The largest open-air living history museum in the Shenandoah Valley is expanding to include an indoor gallery space by 2027.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The Loman family home isn’t depicted in a literal fashion but instead fluidly suggested in a warehouse space that allows the actors to move unfetteredly between past and present.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Rather than simply push for a race-neutral application of the law, Carl thinks that white people can achieve a color-blind future only by pursuing zero-sum politics in the interim.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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In the interim, the Department of Water Resources is providing portage services for boats navigating the waterways.—
Reeti Malhotra
June 5,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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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
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20lag. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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