time lag
Example Sentences
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There is a two-month time-lag in publishing NHS waiting times data which means the position at the end of March will be seen in figures published next month.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
Small differences could result from shipping costs and taxes being declared differently, a time-lag between a cargo leaving and arriving, or simply mistakes.
From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2019
Even “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” on Netflix has a time-lag fantasy.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2015
The Times declared 2012 “the year of the MOOC,” but there was considerable time-lag.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2013
They don't understand how they can talk to us without even the time-lag between Earth and Lunar City.
From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
