WINDOW Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

window

noun

Definition of window

as in time lag

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Recent Examples of window Earlier this year, a bear reached through a window of a San Bernardino County home and clawed a 19-year-old’s face and chest. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 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 But because of scheduling conflicts and another film in the same genre slated for a similar release window, Affleck tabled the film two weeks before production was set to begin. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Hejny, a dual-threat QB who thrives on the move, played well with a short window play, completing 6 of 10 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for window

Recent Examples of Synonyms for window

Noun

This medical inertia partly reflects the time lag involved in disseminating findings.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
However, experts told CNBC that a natural time lag exists when price changes transmit from crude oil to retail gasoline.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of time lag

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

Then someone from finance asks what the company got for the money, and the honest answer is a pause.

— Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Try the cheap partner-side fixes first, match the mid-tier device to the type of snoring and escalate to a doctor the moment breathing pauses enter the picture.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pause

Noun

In that hands-on evaluation, the reviewer put the Flow 2 through extensive real-world testing across two months in a demanding household environment, covering over 100 cleaning jobs and more than 18,500 square feet of floor space.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Earlier test flights ventured no farther than the Indian Ocean halfway around the world, often crashing in flames and briefly skimming space.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of space

Noun

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

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

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