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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
Noun
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Of course, many age-old rules have gone out the window these days.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The witness told investigators that Griffin swerved to cut off Francis, court documents read, at which point Francis pulled up beside the of the green Sierra and allegedly fired four to five shots into the truck through the front window on the drivers’ side.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This lag means that professionals may be learning outdated security strategies.—
Amarandhar Kotha,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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For one, the total uses a comma instead of a period.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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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
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Microwave this chocolate mixture for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave for 15-second intervals until mixture is fully melted and smooth, stirring between each.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the ensuing interval, Established & Sons struggled to regain its footing.—
Ian Volner,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hedge fund honcho Bill Ackman joined a growing list of President Donald Trump's billionaire backers calling for the White House to slam the brakes on tariffs just hours before Trump authorized a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for most countries that went into effect Wednesday morning.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, wind and solar tend to take up a lot of space, which has led to challenges in local approvals for new sites and transmission lines.—
Erin Baker,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lance Bass Lance Bass is trained to go into space, but has never made the trip.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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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 24 Apr. 2025.
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