time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag According to her research, traditional fashion weeks lead to overproduction, and the time lag between the reveal of designs during traditional fashion weeks and availability leads to a disconnect that alienates young generations. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025 Having the FPVs with the assault troops cuts that time lag to seconds. David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 The researchers have already developed and begun testing several different versions of sweat sensors beyond the one described last week; a consequence of the time lag between publishing research results and making progress in the lab. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2016 That multiyear time lag in the analogy reflects the yoctosecond time lag between the collision and your ability to capture it, correct? Henry Carnell, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time lag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
  • Aidan shattering Carrie’s window while trying to romantically throw stones…is this a sign?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 July 2025
  • With two greenhouses, the organization gets a head start on growing tomatoes and zucchinis as the window for planting these crops approaches, while other patches grow everything from corn, squash and blueberries to flowers.
    Ruben Montoya, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • With a shortage of top prospects and a lag in analytics, the Rockies are having to rush some of their best prospects due to the team’s needs at the major league level.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
  • Key Takeaways Small caps lead weekly gains, Russell 2000 jumps 3.5% Jobs report shows strength, but private sector lags behind Markets calm despite tariff uncertainty and Elon Musk drama Despite the abbreviated trading week, stocks posted decent gains.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Always follow the label directions carefully, but most fungicides are applied at 7 to 10 day intervals throughout the season.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
  • And because historical intervals for major earthquakes in that area occur at an average of 100 to 200 years, stress between the plates was assumed to be nearing its breaking point.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Decisions are made, the next task appears, and there’s little pause to examine what worked or what missed.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Even though no funding has been cut, Jackson condemned the administration, contending the effect of the pause is going to be massive and could result in North Carolina firing about 1,000 educators.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Companies are instead creating more privacy and investing in quality spaces.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 7 July 2025
  • The museum features more than 100 air and space artifacts, according to its website, as well as full-motion flight simulators, which are included with the cost of admission.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • As a sweeping higher education reform bill awaits the governor's signature, University of Texas interim President Jim Davis named a sole finalist for provost of the institution in a move that surprised faculty members and signals a new balance of power in university hiring.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Outgoing interim Director Paulette Coleman announced her resignation in an email on Sunday, effective 5 p.m. last Friday.
    Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • These songs mess with interspace.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2021

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“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20lag. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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