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 Some of the long time lag reflected the vagaries and limitations of travel in the mid-19th century, when moving family, servants, and belongings via horse and buggy in the winter months made a longer period necessary. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for time lag

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Noun

In one scene, in a safe house, a gray, very direct light comes through the window, slightly green, with a little flare in the background.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Through a window looking into what appears to be a hospital room, paramedics Daniel Horne and Brad Alleger are undergoing an annual skills assessment, a simulation of a real-life medical crisis.

— Elaine Appleton-Grant, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

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Yet the most concerning lag from Buzelis has occurred on the opposite end of the court.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
That rate increase intends to help cool off inflation by slowing the economy and eating away at demand, though such a policy move typically yields results after a lag time lasting several months.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of lag

Noun

Accurate billing explanations can depend on rate schedules, meter intervals, estimated reads, seasonal usage and local policies.

— Steve Dawson, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The American Cancer Society has updated its guidelines for prostate cancer screenings, encouraging more men to get tested at certain intervals instead of just starting conversations with their doctors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

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The bank approved a third interim divided of 10 cents per share.

— Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
The hotel is also working with union The Hotel & Gaming Trades Council to place the Plaza’s 378 staffers into new jobs for the interim of the restoration.

— Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 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

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