TIME LAG Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

time lag

noun

Definition of time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag Satellite data is available consistently but has a time lag. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The time lag breaks momentum, and people who are unfamiliar with design begin to settle. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 The device works by comparing the time lag between two beams of light traveling through the fiber optic cable in the spiraling coils and back. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for time lag

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Noun

But Preckwinkle’s administration suggested last week that the window has now closed, and the school district will not be able to avail itself of the unearmarked $109 million.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The roster received a $26 million injection over the course of the summer transfer window.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of window

Noun

Real-time payroll and instant payment rails, including on-demand accessibility to earned earnings, are reducing the daily lag that has characterized banking for centuries.

— Antoine Sallis, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Makowski’s lag putt came up 10 feet short, but the senior calmly drained the slight breaking putt for the par to win the title.

— John Lemon, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lag

Noun

Even if an applicant uses AI to help optimize their application, if a tracking system is flagging resumes for specific keywords or phrases, a misplaced comma may be the reason an applicant is never seriously considered, Dobson said.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Peyush Bansal, the cofounder of eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions, is the latest Indian to join the three-comma club.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of comma

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Improving that interval may matter as much as improving another model’s accuracy.

— Shahen Minasyan, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
He was spotted on Gdańsk Bridge by rotating security cameras, but when the cameras came back around after an interval of several minutes, Chris was gone.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of interval

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Lawrence has widened his aim to the entire AI industry, calling for a pause on AI development in the wake of fears from some at the companies that the technology could eliminate humanity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Wade said the massive makeover by the Heat, in contrast, likely created pause for his former Heat teammate.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of pause

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Set against these dark parts of the educational system, Lee convincingly casts hagwons as third spaces that advance the hopes of an entire community.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Certainly, the ancient Greeks appreciated symmetry and precision in their architecture; it’s even been hypothesized that this symmetry was considered divine and thus represented religious dedication to the space.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of space

Noun

Since 2002, the Raiders have hired 13 coaches, excluding interims, followed by the Cleveland Browns (10) and Miami Dolphins (nine).

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Carrick is not an interim anymore, of course, but that’s more of a technical detail than a sporting reality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of interim

Noun

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

Definition of interspace

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