latency period

noun

1

: latency sense 3

2

: latent period

Examples of latency period in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Given the eight-year time period post exposure and the varying latency period for different cancers that develop as a result of exposure to incineration, this study may not reflect the true nature of risks to human health. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025

To avoid it, Ansible Motion’s simulators shave the latency period to under 30 milliseconds, short enough to seem like no time at all. —IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2016

The latency period of toxic exposure effects, as seen with Agent Orange in Vietnam, spans generations. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024

Yet the long latency period of asbestos diseases has meant people have continued getting sick with lung problems. —Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024

Many people died as a result of the recent Covid19 epidemic, which highlighted the weaknesses and latency periods involved in controlling an unidentified worldwide viral outbreak. —Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Because of the long latency period for those diseases, symptoms can take decades to develop. —Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023

The latency period for lung cancer from radiation is longer than five years and 74 mSv spread over four years is not enough dose to cause any health effects, being lower than background radiation in many many places on Earth. —James Conca, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021

The time between exposure and diagnosis, known as the latency period, is different for each chemical and depends on how much of the chemical you were exposed to. —Maya Miller, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for latency period

• photoperiod
• myriad