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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1892 an interval of time between two related phenomena (as a cause and its effect)

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also time-lag(time lags) A time lag is a fairly long interval of time between one event and another related event that happens after it. ...the time-lag between theoretical research and practical applications. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N between pl-n

Moby Thesaurus

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