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 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 The time lag, barely noticeable, was 17 milliseconds. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for time lag

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Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
That stacks up against the 176 conventional seawalls permitted by Fort Lauderdale in the same window where the church applied for one, the church said.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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The company faces a competitive lag in AI compared to Windows and Android, and consumer enthusiasm for AI is reportedly waning due to privacy concerns.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
There is a six-week reporting lag between when people feel sick and case reporting to the CDC, indicating that numbers will likely continue to rise.

— Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of lag

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The four-hour production (which includes a 20 minute interval) is set just before the events in Martin’s novels and will follow the great houses of Westeros as ambition, family bonds and succession collide during the reign of the Mad King.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Save intervals, heavy lifts and hard runs for earlier in the evening or the next morning.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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Long way to go Reportedly, ZeroAvia faced financial constraints that forced a recent workforce reduction and the pause of its in-house electric propulsion and ZA600 powertrain developments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
That order could keep the merger on pause indefinitely while the litigation moves forward, which means it could be paused for years, unless an appeals court overrules her.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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The Sanctuary Club is an exclusive, adults-only space on the Star Princess available to passengers in Sanctuary Collection staterooms.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
One famous local on the celebrity wall is aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel to space.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Definition of space

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An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim dealsigned about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Since November 2021, Liverpool have had four periods where the club’s sporting director has either been serving his notice or acting as an interim.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of interim

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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
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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