time lag

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Recent Examples of time lag From a tactical perspective, the time lag between exposure and symptoms has limited the utility of biological weapons on a battlefield. Kate Charlet, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018 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 Adding to the Fed’s difficulty is uncertainty about the time lags in monetary policy. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for time lag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
  • Instead, people are advised to keep windows and doors closed, run air purifiers if available, and use air conditioning units that recirculate indoor air.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • This means that, so far, marketers have a limited window to influence how LLMs present their brand in the mix.
    Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This lag means that professionals may be learning outdated security strategies.
    Amarandhar Kotha, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • There is a lag between when transactions enter the backlog and deals are announced and the time that Goldman records revenue, Solomon explained.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For one, the total uses a comma instead of a period.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Add skipping intervals to your runs or walks: To add some variety during a walk or run, incorporate a few skipping intervals.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Borrowers are on the hook for interest payments, either at periodic intervals (usually every six months), or at the end of the agreement, when they are required to repay the obligation in full.
    Jennifer Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This marks the end of a yearslong pause that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article The Adams administration’s move to put federal immigration authorities on Rikers Island is on pause, with a judge ruling Monday that the administration can’t take any steps towards a formal agreement until a court hearing later this week.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The combination of humor, humility, and skill made Arya stand out in a space dominated by polished perfection.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Will Stein, the offensive coordinator at Oregon under head coach Dan Lanning, runs a multiple spread offense that utilized Ferguson as a blocker, motion player, and receiver and aims to manipulate space in the passing game.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In a letter to staff and families on Monday, USD 497 interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift said that Gridley had been fired and that district staff were speaking with families whose students may have been in contact with him.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Kress—a research botanist emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History and former interim Under Secretary for Science at the Smithsonian Institution—wrote the text and took most of the photographs.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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