entr'acte

noun

Definition of entr'actenext
as in time lag

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  1. time lag
  2. interim
  3. window
  4. interval
  5. interruption
  6. interlude
  7. intermission
  8. lag
Noun
  • Satellite data is available consistently but has a time lag.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The time lag breaks momentum, and people who are unfamiliar with design begin to settle.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of time lag
Noun
  • Associate head coach Tim Brewster took over as the interim and won both remaining games to finish 5-7.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • With the third-worst record in the National League and amidst yet another long losing streak, the Mets have dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza, replacing him in the interim with Andy Green.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Definition of interim
Noun
  • Buchanan, was responding to a burglary report at a Verizon store across the street and noticed a broken window stained with blood, per the footage.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • By contrast, people who scored in the bottom 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and woke up within a roughly three-hour window most days.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of window
Noun
  • When asked to run similar projections while modeling for factors such as return variability, family income and investor behavior, Morningstar showcases a more subdued picture of financial health for account holders at the same intervals.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Participants also self-selected their time interval, and outcomes were self-reported, which may introduce participant bias.
    — Allison Forsyth, Health, 30 June 2026
Definition of interval
Noun
  • Research at the University of California, Irvine in 2008 found that returning to full focus after an interruption can take an average of 23 minutes.
    — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • In February 2025, Musk admitted DOGE accidentally ended—and then quickly restored—funding for Ebola prevention, saying there was no interruption to programming.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of interruption
Noun
  • His warnings contrasted starkly with the brief but glorious interludes of culinary fabulism that punctuated our travel down South.
    — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • And young Bochner is understandably queasy in his delivery of the poetic lines he’s been handed for these same interludes.
    — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of interlude
Noun
  • After pausing for the intermission between the 15-minute extra time halves, Argentina found their footing again and once again took the lead.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The show, which improves after intermission, does have a fabulous closer — greatest-hits worthy — that is composed simply of two guys (musical director John Love and the consistently excellent Lilly) singing in falsetto.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of intermission
Noun
  • In California, where most voters mail their ballots, that lag time can be up to a week.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The surcharge is now updated on a weekly basis and is calculated on a monthly lag to account for the frequent rise and fall in fuel costs.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of lag
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