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 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 Satellite data is available consistently but has a time lag. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The time lag breaks momentum, and people who are unfamiliar with design begin to settle. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 The device works by comparing the time lag between two beams of light traveling through the fiber optic cable in the spiraling coils and back. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time lag

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If lenders perform hard credit inquiries, try to complete your rate shopping within a 14- to 45-day window; credit-scoring models generally treat multiple auto-loan inquiries made within this period as a single inquiry.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Crucially, however, there's an egress window in here, so it can also be used as a guest sleeping area (operable windows are required for tiny house loft bedrooms in most areas).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

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Paula Schneider, the CEO of the Institute Advancing Women’s Health, a global nonprofit that focuses on improving women’s clinical care in midlife and after, noted that there is a lag in adopting new knowledge in clinical practice.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Global methane plume data is available on 30-day lag on Carbon Mapper’s website.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lag

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And like Farrar’s Twitter character, dangling on that final, hopeful comma, the president’s critics still return to speculating that this next scandal might just be the one that delivers comeuppance.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
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

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Salad assembly Split the heads lengthwise, then cut crosswise at approximately 1-inch intervals, creating a mix of naturally different-sized pieces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
That authority only allowed the tariffs to last for 150 days — but in that interval, the federal trade court ruled against them.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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In the kids space, Studiocanal is also adapting Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking with Heyday.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Drawing from this, Songmont distills this ancient presence into the exhibition with a contemporary, walk-in space defined by clean, minimalist lines.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of space

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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

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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

Definition of interspace

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