| Noun | 1. | time lag - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan" moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back | |