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Definition of Time lag
1. Noun. Time during which some action is awaited. "He ordered a hold in the action"
Generic synonyms: Break, Intermission, Interruption, Pause, Suspension
Specialized synonyms: Extension, Moratorium, Retardation
Derivative terms: Delay, Delay, Hold, Hold, Wait
Lexicographical Neighbors of Time Lag
Literary usage of Time lag
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1919)
"(2) The time lag is the greatest in a non-uniform field or for electrodes where
... (3) The time lag for any given electrodes and spacing is not constant, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Theory of Alternating Currents by Alexander Russell (1904)
"By the time lag of two periodic functions of the same frequency we mean the
interval that elapses time lag. , . between the instants when they pass through ..."
3. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"Magnetization, Time-Lag of - —A lag which appears to exist between the time of
action of the magnetizing force and the appearance of the magnetism. ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"In order to eliminate the time-lag from the equations, ... Time-lag=6-15 sees.
With only three observations it is of course always possible to calculate a ..."
5. Transactions of the International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904 by International Electrical Congress (1905)
"But investigations made in alternating magnetic fields have failed to establish
conclusively the existence of such a time-lag. At the same time, ..."
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