time between events (noun)

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• time lag — noun time during which some action is awaited instant replay caused too long a delay he ordered a hold in the action • Syn: ↑delay, ↑hold, ↑postponement, ↑wait • Derivationally related forms: ↑wait …   Useful english dictionary

• time lapse — ˈtime lag [time lag time lags] (also lag, ˈtime lapse) noun the period of time between two connected events …   Useful english dictionary

• time lag — time ,lag noun count the amount of time between two related events …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• between — be|tween [ bı twin ] function word *** Between can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): the distance between two places as an adverb (without a following noun): two classes with a short break between 1. ) with… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• between */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈtwiːn] / US [bɪˈtwɪn] adverb, preposition Summary: Between can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): the distance between two places as an adverb (without a following noun): two periods of study with a short …   English dictionary

• time — n. & v. n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as a whole. 2 a the progress of this as affecting persons or things (stood the test of time). b (Time) (in full Father Time) the… …   Useful english dictionary

• time — time1 [ taım ] noun *** ▸ 1 quantity clock measures ▸ 2 period ▸ 3 occasion/moment ▸ 4 time available/needed ▸ 5 how fast music is played ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the quantity that you measure using a clock: Time seemed to pass more quickly than… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• time lag — also time lapse noun (C) the period of time between two connected events: There is a considerable time lag between the planning stage and the final product …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• time lag — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms time lag : singular time lag plural time lags the amount of time between two related events …   English dictionary

• time lag — /ˈtaɪm læg/ (say tuym lag) noun the period of time between the occurrence of two closely connected events. Also, timelag. {time + lag1} …  

• time dilation — noun also time dilatation : a slowing of time in accordance with the theory of relativity that occurs in a system in motion relative to an outside observer and that becomes apparent especially as the speed of the system approaches that of light * …   Useful english dictionary