lag : Idioms & Phrases

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jet lag

  • noun fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel
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lag b'omer

  • noun (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
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lag bolt

  • noun a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
    lag bolt.
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Lag of the tide

  • the interval by which the time of high water falls behind the mean time, in the first and third quarters of the moon; opposed to priming of the tide, or the acceleration of the time of high water, in the second and fourth quarters; depending on the relative positions of the sun and moon.
Webster 1913

Lag screw

  • noun a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
    lag bolt.
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  • an iron bolt with a square head, a sharp-edged thread, and a sharp point, adapted for screwing into wood; a screw for fastening lags.
Webster 1913

time lag

  • noun time during which some action is awaited
    delay; hold; postponement; wait.
    • instant replay caused too long a delay
    • he ordered a hold in the action
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