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time lags

time lags is the plural of time lag.

Meaning of time lag

Noun

time lag (plural time lags)

  1. A period of time between one event and another; a delay.
    • Owing to the time lag which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers.1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50

Questions about time lags

What is time lags the plural of?
Time lags is the plural of time lag.

Words near time lags in the dictionary

  1. time kept
  2. time killer
  3. time killers
  4. time lady
  5. time lag
  6. time lags
  7. time lamp
  8. time lapse
  9. time lapses
  10. time letter of credit
  11. time limit

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