time lag

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Noun

time lag - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

delay, postponement, wait, hold

pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"

moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Translations

ritardo

time lag

n (between events) → intervallo (di tempo); (in travel) → differenza di fuso orario

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