WINDOW Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

window

noun

Definition of window

as in time lag

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Recent Examples of window The company has pledged to not only make 30 films annually over three years, but to also adhere to an exclusive 45-day theatrical window and a 90-day window before movies debut on streaming. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 After killing her children, Lindsay cut her wrists and jumped out of a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 The rate of new cyclosporiasis infections in Arkansas slowed down between Friday and Monday as the state Department of Health reported only two new cases in that window, both in Benton County. — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026 At least one bullet went through the home's front window and lodged into a wall, though no one inside the home was hurt. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for window

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Noun

For a while, the feedlot sector could maintain profitability because there’s about a six-month time lag between when farmers buy the calves and when they are again sold to be processed, Peel noted.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of time lag

Noun

This is lunch à la Provençale; expect a multi-course meal with pauses between courses (no, the service isn't slow).

— Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
As a result, the governor has issued a variety of directives on data centers since June, including a pause on data center development and lawmakers in Texas are reacting.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pause

Noun

Ebadot dismissed Alex Carey (19) after lunch and Taskin bowled Webster (12) before Cummins (9) and Starc (1) both nicked off to Hasan before the tea interval.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Your workplace strategy should evolve as your business evolves, and leaders can live up to the value of intention by evaluating time-in-office based on business needs at an interval that makes sense for your business.

— Kane Willmott, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of interval

Noun

The team went through eight head coaches (including interims) during that span, with Kubiak being the ninth, and six general managers.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Over the past month, however, the benchmark 10-year gilt yield has risen by around 19 basis points, while the longer-term 30-year gilt yield has added around 21 basis points, with both seeing choppy trade in the interim.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 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

Noun

When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
However, the report noted that much of this rise was due to an increase in the number of billionaires, not just three-comma club members getting richer.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 July 2026