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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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Another, wearing a plain white T-shirt, sat hunched inside, watching someone climb past his apartment window.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The couple last watched the parade in 2022 during the queen’s platinum jubilee from a side window of Buckingham Palace and didn’t appear on the balcony with the senior royals or take part in the parade.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Monetary policy famously works with a lag, so the effects are not immediate.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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So don't settle for lag and run to grab this router before the deal disappears.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 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
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That’s because at intervals between courses came surprises that made an order-what-you-like dinner feel more like a tasting menu experience.—
Christine Sarkis,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Wisp uses a subscription model that ships at-home test kits to patients at precisely the right interval, paired with a system of check-ins and follow-ups.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Since the clock doesn't stop during a match, this accounts for the pauses in play.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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On Friday evening, that pause may finally have happened.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
13 June 2026
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The ambiguity of Chinese, the way meaning pools in the spaces between words, resists translation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Other spaces honor former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel and others.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Noun
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In those first five years with the Panthers, Tremble had five head coaches (including the interims).—
Scott Fowler
June 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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In the interim, though, some of the restaurants in Palo Alto’s downtown had invested heavily in creating their own parklets.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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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 20 Jun. 2026.
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