time lag
1time lag — ➔ lag2 * * * time lag UK US noun [C] (also time lapse) ► a delay that exists between two related things happening: »We expect to see increases in profitable returns from our overseas investments with a time lag of two to three years. a time lag… …
2time lag — time lags also time lag N COUNT: usu sing, oft N between pl n A time lag is a fairly long interval of time between one event and another related event that happens after it. ...the time lag between theoretical research and practical applications …
3time lag — also time lapse n the period of time between two connected events ▪ There is generally a two year time lag in the information being made available …
4time-lag — time′ lag or time′ lag n. the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response …
5time lag — time ,lag noun count the amount of time between two related events …
6time lag — noun time during which some action is awaited instant replay caused too long a delay he ordered a hold in the action • Syn: ↑delay, ↑hold, ↑postponement, ↑wait • Derivationally related forms: ↑wait …
7Time lag — Der Begriff Verzögerungseffekt oder time lag bezeichnet in der Volkswirtschaftslehre eine Verzögerung zwischen dem Beginn einer Handlung, die als Reaktion der politischen Akteure auf einen bestimmten Vorgang (z. B. in der Wirtschaft) aufgefasst… …
8time lag — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms time lag : singular time lag plural time lags the amount of time between two related events …
9time-lag — /tuym lag /, n. the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response or between cause and effect: a time lag between the declaration of war and full war production. [1890 95] * * * …
10time-lag — /tuym lag /, n. the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response or between cause and effect: a time lag between the declaration of war and full war production. [1890 95] …
