time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag 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 In other words, the Reagan-era tax cuts and deregulation did not spur productivity growth, even allowing for a time lag. Edward Conard, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013 Registrations of new Teslas, which closely reflect sales with a minor time lag, collapsed by 36% in the first four months of this year. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024 First: Data is scarce; if available, there is often a time lag, geographical gaps or data biases. Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time lag 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
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
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
Noun
  • That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Define each line as a piece of integral logic, mostly where the commas occur.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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
Noun
  • The previous agreement, in November 2023, furnished only a pause.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • High-profile premieres have been canceled, and the city’s once-bustling red carpets are now on pause.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Such images can especially help STEM students see the value in humanistic questions, not least because curiosity cabinets were some of the original interdisciplinary spaces.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The use of materials such as stone, glass, sand, and clay gives the space an earthy atmosphere and echoes the serene landscapes that surround the property.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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
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 20 Jan. 2025.

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