entr'acte

noun

Definition of entr'actenext
as in time lag

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  1. time lag
  2. interim
  3. window
  4. interval
  5. interruption
  6. interlude
  7. intermission
  8. lag
Noun
  • These days, there is little to no time lag between making environmental commitments, doing the work to deliver on them and reporting on your progress.
    Jody L. Bickel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Estimation of the time lags from historical data is confounded by structural changes in the economy.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of time lag
Noun
  • Thanks to Johnson’s four previous years with Dan Campbell in Miami (which had included taking over Campbell’s tight ends during the latter’s 2015 stint as the Dolphins’ interim), Johnson remained in Detroit for 2021 as Campbell’s first official hire.
    Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Kings promoted assistant coach Doug Christie to take over as the interim for now and will likely do a full search for a replacement over the offseason.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of interim
Noun
  • Visitors with a reservation will have a dedicated two-hour window to enter the park.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For example, a Sears store in Portage Park, a suburb of Chicago, closed in 2018 and was converted into 6 Corners Lofts, a 206-unit, loft-apartment building with a Target, a glass atrium, dozens of additional windows and balconies, a top floor lounge with a speakeasy and a rooftop swimming pool.
    David Moin, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of window
Noun
  • Tyler Perry’s latest film Six Triple Eight also had a strong performance during this interval, coming in at No. 8 with 867M viewing minutes.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
  • During these intervals, new vulnerabilities can emerge and existing ones can be exploited.
    Eoin Keary, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of interval
Noun
  • This discrepancy is due in part to significantly lower lifetime earnings, as well as potential factors like career interruptions for caregiving or a tendency and/or need for some to prioritize family needs over personal savings.
    Paula Thielen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The site indicated the interruptions had been occurring since at least 9 a.m. ET.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of interruption
Noun
  • After an interlude, two juveniles came prancing down the vines, hopping along to alight on the parkia.
    Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The band—an Indian quintet blending psychedelic rock, jazzy interludes, and soulful ballads—worked their wonders and magic, their performance and energy a complement to the city’s buzz, sparkling street lights after dark, and iconic, storied music scene.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of interlude
Noun
  • Outside the arena, military vehicles will be on display, while humvees will make an appearance on the ice during intermission.
    Ben DeLaForest, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Thats’ unlike, say, distributors of Killers Of The Flower Moon that cracked down as some theaters spontaneously added intermissions given the length of the film (similar to The Brutalist).
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of intermission
Noun
  • This is when Johnson personally experienced the lag in Los Angeles' evacuation notices.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • OnePlus lags behind its competitors in this area, as both Google and Samsung offer seven years of software support for their phones, including the Pixel 8a and S24 FE.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of lag
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