time-lag

American  

[tahym-lag] / ˈtaɪmˌlæg /

noun

1. the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response or between cause and effect.

   a time-lag between the declaration of war and full war production.

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time-lag British  

noun

1. an interval between two connected events

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Etymology

Origin of time-lag

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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time-lag

Small differences could result from shipping costs and taxes being declared differently, a time-lag between a cargo leaving and arriving, or simply mistakes.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2019

And there is a time-lag in the survey, so the figures are older than police figures.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2017

Even “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” on Netflix has a time-lag fantasy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2015

The Times declared 2012 “the year of the MOOC,” but there was considerable time-lag.

From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2013

The old spindizzies were soundly engineered converters of almost childlike simplicity that could and did carry ships enormous distances if their passengers didn't care about subjective time-lag, and a little radioactivity.

From The Lani People by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

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