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Recent Examples of time lag
In my film, this cultural time lag is illustrated through the phenomenon of stage diving — when a performer jumps into the crowd to be carried by the audience.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
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
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
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And, Jordan’s Furniture, which was going to comp items purchased within a month-long window if both the UConn men and women reached their national championship games, may yet be on the hook for millions.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The night of the crash, investigators say the Black Hawk crew was relying on what's called visual separation, literally just looking out the window to avoid nearby passenger jets.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Given the lag time in publishing, Larry must have written the scene long before the movie opened in Texas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Notably, the passive EXO had zero lag – as soon as the arm lifted, the springs instantly bore the weight.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Basically, this means a long, wavy line of thunderstorms—which can be seen trailing down from the low-pressure area in a classic comma shape on weather maps.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Even in her extended answers, her quote might stretch to a sentence that involved a comma.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Critics have argued that the lengthy intervals made the program less safe because teams could not improve and iterate quickly, the way commercial space companies like SpaceX do.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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In an alternative scenario, the cap would stay fixed in nominal dollar terms, in our examples at $100,000 or $70,000 sans bumps for the CPI, for 20 or 30 years, and after those intervals grow in tandem with wages.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Billy Randolph had shaped them and how his death had altered their lives, responses came after long pauses and were choked with grief.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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But no pause was announced in the overall military campaign.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Crews are asking boaters and visitors in the area to give dive teams and emergency vessels space to operate safely as the search continues.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The light, airy space on 53rd Street houses cooler-than-cool home decor items, tech accessories, tabletop design and furniture, jewelry, and accessories.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Afterward, the city cycled back to interims — first Huth, and now Hernandez.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Any policy changes involving vehicle pursuits would ultimately fall to the Independence City Manager, who is currently being served by an interim.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 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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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 Mar. 2026.
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