time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag Most of the indicators used to gauge the health of the service industry are released with considerable time lags. Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016 In other words, the Reagan-era tax cuts and deregulation did not spur productivity growth, even allowing for a time lag. Edward Conard, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013 Registrations of new Teslas, which closely reflect sales with a minor time lag, collapsed by 36% in the first four months of this year. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024 First: Data is scarce; if available, there is often a time lag, geographical gaps or data biases. Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time lag 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
  • You might be tempted to open a window to give your mattress a little fresh air, but Rogers doesn’t recommend it.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
  • With travel and lodging costs, artists often pony up as much as $3,000 for a two-day window to show their works and make enough money to last until the next market.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The fact is that O’Hara is just warming up, and a feeling of lag settles in on the way to the incitement of his play’s actual premise.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • During that lag time 26 other blockchain addresses claimed fees from Railgun.
    Javier Paz, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • On Sunday, Inside Out 2 crossed $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide, becoming this year’s highest-grossing film and the first since Barbie to join the three comma club.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 4 July 2024
  • After her name, there is frequently only a comma and the description: the fiancé of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.
    Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Use intervals: Interval training is an amazing tool for creating short yet effective workouts.
    Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Pleasant and less humid with intervals of clouds and sunshine.
    Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But the return of Terry Silver and that horrible Sekai Taikai tragedy seemed to put any hope for romance on pause, at least for now.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Nov. 2024
  • For months now, 8 million borrowers enrolled in SAVE have been on pause, not being asked to make payments while the courts slowly decide whether the repayment plan is legal.
    Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Initiatives like Hero House create spaces where founders, researchers, and investors come together to exchange ideas and build lasting connections.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Social media has also transformed how young people see and represent themselves, creating spaces for voices that were once silenced.
    Allen Zadoff, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Northwestern coach was an interim for most of the season.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Assistant coach Mitch Johnson is expected to take over as the interim until Popovich can return to the sidelines.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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 3 Dec. 2024.

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