Search Result for "time_lag":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. time during which some action is awaited;
- Example: "instant replay caused too long a delay"
- Example: "he ordered a hold in the action"
[syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

time lag n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

63 Moby Thesaurus words for "time lag": afterthought, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, day, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, double take, dragging, fateful moment, halt, hang-up, hindrance, holdup, hour, instant, interim, interval, jam, juncture, kairos, lag, lagging, logjam, minute, moment, moment of truth, moratorium, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, period, point, pregnant moment, psychological moment, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reprieve, respite, retardance, retardation, season, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, space, span, spell, stage, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, stretch, suspension, tie-up, time, wait, while