time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag Estimation of the time lags from historical data is confounded by structural changes in the economy. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 Adding to the Fed’s difficulty is uncertainty about the time lags in monetary policy. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 That is precisely the feeling Headland wanted audiences to have with the ending of her own series, a feeling that does compound in power over the time lag of a weekly release. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 July 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for time lag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
  • In one instance, Antonioni’s architectural vision and the building commissioner’s resistance to change resulted in a clash over iron window frames that dragged on for seven months.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
  • For his parents, the diary was a precious window into Alexander’s innermost thoughts and feelings.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Remember, interest rates impact the economy with long and variable lags.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The record holder for the longest continuous stay in space, a Russian cosmonaut and doctor named Valery Polyakov, spent a little more than fourteen months in low Earth orbit, which is relatively protected from space radiation and communication lags.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The comma in the title of Bon Iver‘s three-track October EP Sable, was always there for a reason.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The average player’s schedule includes breaks of many different lengths and at different intervals.
    Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • These tests were carried out at short and long intervals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The new tariffs on Canada and Mexico had previously been on a monthlong pause, and many critics hoped that they would be softened, or eliminated, before their deadline to resume.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Take Breaks Throughout The Day Taking a pause every 50 minutes to relax, stretch, meditate or engage in something enjoyable has been a game-changer for me.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin's main competitor in the suborbital space tourism industry, currently charges $600,000 per seat.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Set in 1983, the series follows the sub-orbital space vehicle the Spindrift, whose crew was shrunk after getting caught up in a sandstorm.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The statement, signed by District 147 interim Superintendents Creg Williams and Jerry Jordan, was the same as one sent Superintendent Reginald Lawrence in Harvey Elementary District 152, which includes four elementary schools as well as Brooks Middle School.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • McDaniels was canned in his second season as the Broncos boss, but Thewes remained, becoming a trusted, stabilizing force for eight more coaches (counting interims) and three general managers.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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