time lag
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4.4
- noun
- /taɪm læɡ/
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retardo
- The average time lag for central fabrication was over the initial estimate of 14 days.
- effect of time lag
- long time lag
And we don't get that on Zoom because of this time lag problem.
- And we don't get that on Zoom because of this time lag problem.
- It may because there's a time lag because the.
Examples
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The findings could simply be the result of the usual time lag involved in altering perceptions.
Academic text (2002) -
There is often a noticeable time lag between a change in policy and its actual effects on the community.
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The time lag on these messages is getting longer.
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Like all data, there is the inevitable time lag between data collection and when it is available for analysis.
Academic text (2018) -
There is a time lag between such approval and actual realization of the investment.
Academic text (1994) -
Understanding these time lags is critical to the sense of urgency about mitigation.
Academic text (2002) -
So you're saying that there you can do an experiment, there's a time lag, then you get an outcome.
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We did not incorporate time lags into the realization of health benefits in our analyses.
Academic text (2011) -
Groundwater is commonly undervalued, and there is a deceptive time lag between withdrawals and the resultant impacts of those withdrawals.
Academic text (2006) -
The time lag in receiving feedback can hinder progress in our project.
Synonyms
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1.3
A time when something happens later than planned
276
2.0
A time when something is paused or delayed
227
1.0
A period of time spent staying in one place expecting someone or something
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2.3
A pause in an activity or event
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4.1
A period of time when something happens later than expected
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6.8
Delay before a device or program responds
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3.7
The time between seeing or hearing something and acting on it
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3.3
A period between two events that you can measure
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3.4
Time that passes between two events
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3.4
A period of time between a start and an end
A situation in which events do not happen at the same time or speed
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase 'time lag' is directly compositional: 'time' (a temporal span) combined with 'lag' (a delay) yields a literal period of delay between an event and its effect. This is a common, cross-linguistic compound pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun time lag comes from the image of a clock that falls behind: the time it shows is late because of lag. So, time lag means a period of 'delay' between an event and its result.