lag

Example Sentences

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“You really don’t have the impact of jet lag because you’re purely running on adrenaline,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Past conflicts—due largely to a considerable lag between U.S. doctrine and technology—began with the outermost defensive ring and painfully worked toward the innermost ring of the capital, he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The lag could feel particularly long with January’s data, which reflect a period when mortgage rates were sinking and optimism was building for the spring season.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Federal Reserve’s Financial Accounts of the United States, which is updated quarterly with a several-week lag.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Then they marched on in silence, and Pippin began to lag behind.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien