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单词 time lags
释义

time lag

noun

: an interval of time between two related phenomena (such as a cause and its effect)

Example Sentences

There's a time lag between when you see a stop sign and when your foot steps on the brake.
Recent Examples on the Web However, there will always be a time lag between changes in employment and changes in inflation, and that will cause stagflation every time the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy in response to rising inflation. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The band’s three-part harmonies — featuring bassist Cameron Duddy on high falsetto and guitarist Jess Carson singing between Duddy and Wystrach — are a key feature in its sound, but Zoom’s time lag doesn’t facilitate that kind of interaction. Tom Roland, Billboard, 19 July 2022 The time lag for the Novavax vaccine reflects a combination of factors: the more time-consuming technology used in the company’s shot; the growing pains of a small company that had to expand quickly; and manufacturing delays. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2022 Quick commerce, also known as q-commerce, is a unique and emerging business model in which the time lag between order placement and order delivery is less than e-commerce. Amit Samsukha, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Higher rates typically lift companies’ returns on cash holdings and other short-term instruments, even though there can be a time lag. Mark Maurer, WSJ, 10 May 2022 The federal regulatory body did not respond to a request to address the time lag between the 1998 petition and its recent decision. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 The steering is loose and the brakes only work with an unpredictable time lag. WSJ, 1 May 2022 Remember this: The health of your team is a function of the average time lag between seeing and discussing problems. Justin Hale, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

time lags

noun

plural of time lag
as in spaces

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spaces
  • windows
  • lags
  • entr'actes
  • interregna
  • intervals
  • interspaces
  • pauses
  • hiccups
  • commas
  • parentheses
  • gaps
  • interruptions
  • caesuras
  • interregnums
  • interludes
  • discontinuities
  • intermissions
  • interstices
  • hiccoughs
  • caesurae
  • discontinuances
  • hiatuses
  • rests
  • interims
  • bumpers
  • suspensions
  • adjournments
  • lapses
  • lulls
  • respites
  • subintervals
  • recesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • runs
  • stretches
  • continuations
  • continuities
  • progressions
  • continua
  • processions
  • continuums
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