time lag

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time lag

noun time lags · time-lag

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which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers.

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@misc{time_lag_2026,
  title = {time lag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20lag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}