time lag

time lag
    n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
         caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
         [syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {postponement}, {wait}]
    

63 Moby Thesaurus words for "time lag":
      afterthought, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, day,
      delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, double take,
      dragging, fateful moment, halt, hang-up, hindrance, holdup, hour,
      instant, interim, interval, jam, juncture, kairos, lag, lagging,
      logjam, minute, moment, moment of truth, moratorium, obstruction,
      paperasserie, pause, period, point, pregnant moment,
      psychological moment, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reprieve,
      respite, retardance, retardation, season, slow-up, slowdown,
      slowness, space, span, spell, stage, stay, stay of execution, stop,
      stoppage, stretch, suspension, tie-up, time, wait, while