time lag

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of time lag Adding to the Fed’s difficulty is uncertainty about the time lags in monetary policy. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 That is precisely the feeling Headland wanted audiences to have with the ending of her own series, a feeling that does compound in power over the time lag of a weekly release. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 July 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for time lag 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
  • Han used holes, windows, and cutouts in a similar way.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • True story: An owl took up residence in the tree near my bedroom window.
    Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a lag before those wholesale price hikes show up in the grocery store, says Karyn Rispoli, a managing editor at Expana.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Because of a six-month lag in the way that 340B discounts work, clinics were hit by the change last July.
    Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In response to Melissa McCarthy posting a photo of herself and her husband on Instagram, Streisand asked the question on everyone’s mind, without even using a comma to separate the independent clause.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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 result: The office tasked with managing the return to student loan repayment after a long pandemic pause, as well as the rollout of an overhauled FAFSA, was flat-funded for 2023.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The previous agreement, in November 2023, furnished only a pause.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the Rotunda, where space is extremely limited and largely set aside for members of Congress.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
  • This space often gets missed when cleaning because of paper clutter, so there’s likely buildup on the desk and surrounding office space.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sacramento has now cycled through six head coaches since Malone, including interims.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Angela Burns, interim, Alex Green Elementary Angela Burns most recently worked as the assistant principal at Amqui Global Communications Magnet School in Madison.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 27 June 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

Thesaurus Entries Near time lag

Cite this Entry

“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20lag. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!