time-lag

[ tahym-lag ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌlæg /

noun

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.

Origin of time-lag

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby time-lag

Time is of the essence, time is ripe, time is up, timekeeper, time killer, time-lag, time lamp, time-lapse, time-lapse photography, timeless, time limit

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for time-lag

That isn't much to depend on, especially since we won't have the time-lag advantage you Omans had before.
Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith
They don't understand how they can talk to us without even the time-lag between Earth and Lunar City.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
There is, as a rule—in the economists' term—far too great a "time-lag" in the making of the best reputations.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
Ewing draws attention to a curious consequence of this time-lag.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various

The time-lag was roughly three seconds for a distance of 203.7 light-years.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for time-lag

time-lag

noun

an interval between two connected events

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	time-lag
释义	time-lag [ tahym-lag ] / ˈtaɪmˌlæg / noun 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. Origin of time-lag First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby time-lag Time is of the essence, time is ripe, time is up, timekeeper, time killer, time-lag, time lamp, time-lapse, time-lapse photography, timeless, time limit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for time-lag That isn't much to depend on, especially since we won't have the time-lag advantage you Omans had before. Masters of Space\|Edward Elmer Smith They don't understand how they can talk to us without even the time-lag between Earth and Lunar City. Operation: Outer Space\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins There is, as a rule—in the economists' term—far too great a "time-lag" in the making of the best reputations. The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920\|Various Ewing draws attention to a curious consequence of this time-lag. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various The time-lag was roughly three seconds for a distance of 203.7 light-years. Operation: Outer Space\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins British Dictionary definitions for time-lag time-lag noun an interval between two connected events Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to time-lag delay, interval, space, lagging, time warp
随便看	finger reading fingerspell fingerspelling fingerstall finger-thumb reflex finger tight fingertip fingertips fingertip search finger-to-finger test finger trouble finger wave fingo fini finial finical finick finicky fining finis finis coronat opus finish finished finisher finisher card

time-lag

noun

Origin of time-lag

Words nearby time-lag

Example sentences from the Web for time-lag

British Dictionary definitions for time-lag

noun

Words related to time-lag