Phrase
time lags
时间滞后；延迟
time lags is the plural of time lag.
a delay between two connected events or actions
- 1.
A period of time between one event and another; a delay.
两个事件之间的时间间隔；延迟。
两个事件之间的时间间隔；延迟。；迟
In use
There is often a time lag between when a movie is released in theaters and when it appears online.
The time lag between placing an order and receiving the package can be several days.
Scientists observed a time lag in the response of the plants to the weather change.
a time lag between [noun] and [noun]
There is a time lag between the signal transmission and reception.
信号传输和接收之间存在时间滞后。
time lag in [doing something]
The time lag in data processing caused delays.
数据处理中的时间滞后导致了延迟。
with a time lag
用于修饰动词，表示动作或效果延迟发生。
The effect appears with a time lag.
效果会延迟出现。
a time lag of [duration]
There is a time lag of about two hours.
大约有两小时的时间差。
Common mistakes
There is time lag in the system.There is a time lag in the system.
英语中 'time lag' 是可数名词短语，通常需要不定冠词 'a' 或定冠词 'the'。中文表达中常省略冠词，导致错误。
The system time lags.The system has a time lag.
'time lag' 是名词短语，不能直接用作动词。应使用 'have a time lag' 或 'experience a time lag' 来表达延迟。
Connections
Confusing words
- lag
- 延迟，滞后 · time lag 指时间上的延迟，通常用于技术或科学语境；lag 单独使用更常见于描述速度慢、响应慢。
- time difference
- 时差 · time lag 指同一事件或过程的时间延迟，而 time difference 指不同地点之间的时间差，如时区差异。
- latency
- 延迟，潜伏期 · time lag 泛指时间延迟，latency 更常用于计算机网络或生理反应的延迟，强调等待时间。
Word family
- time lags
- plural
Learner notes
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.