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TIME LAG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Time during which some action is awaited
Example:
he ordered a hold in the action
Synonyms:
delay; hold; postponement; time lag; wait
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("time lag" is a kind of...):
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "time lag"):
extension (a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt)
moratorium (a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged)
retardation (the extent to which something is delayed or held back)