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time lag

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time lag
Noun
a gap or delay between one event and a related event that happens after it: the time lag between the development and the marketing of new products
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Noun1.time lagtime lag - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"
moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back
Translations

time lag ndesfase m
time lag n (Brit) → décalage m: (in travel) → décalage horaire
time lag nintervallo, ritardo;
(in travel) → differenza di fuso orario


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