Examples of time lag in a Sentence
There's a time lag between when you see a stop sign and when your foot steps on the brake.
Recent Examples on the Web
That is precisely the feeling Headland wanted audiences to have with the ending of her own series, a feeling that does compound in power over the time lag of a weekly release.
—
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
Most of the indicators used to gauge the health of the service industry are released with considerable time lags.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016
In other words, the Reagan-era tax cuts and deregulation did not spur productivity growth, even allowing for a time lag.
—Edward Conard, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Registrations of new Teslas, which closely reflect sales with a minor time lag, collapsed by 36% in the first four months of this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for time lag 
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
Most of the indicators used to gauge the health of the service industry are released with considerable time lags.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016
In other words, the Reagan-era tax cuts and deregulation did not spur productivity growth, even allowing for a time lag.
—Edward Conard, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Registrations of new Teslas, which closely reflect sales with a minor time lag, collapsed by 36% in the first four months of this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for time lag
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'time lag.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near time lag
Cite this Entry
“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20lag. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share