lags
Doesn't keep pace
Lags are delays or periods of falling behind, whether in time, speed, or progress.
If there's a lag between cause and effect, the effect doesn't happen immediately.
In gaming and computing, lag refers to frustrating delays between input and response: The video lag made the call unbearable.
As a verb, to lag is to fall behind or move slowly: Production lags behind demand.
In British slang, a lag is a convict, especially one serving a long sentence.
State of slow movement
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- crawlMove slowly, low
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- dragResistance through fluid
lethargy · torpor · inertia · trailing · dawdling · plodding · creep · trudge
Intolerance of delay
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- waitingRemaining in expectation
Brief metallic tone
- jitterSmall, rapid variation
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
server · throughput · real-time · network · transmission · rubber-banding · desync · connection
Imprisoned felons
- inmatesIncarcerated individuals
- detaineesPeople held in custody
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
transportation · deportees · shackles · irons · fetters · exile
sluggishness
State of slow movement
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- crawlMove slowly, low
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
drag · lethargy · torpor · inertia · trailing · dawdling · plodding · creep · trudge · bottleneck
postponement
Delaying to later
hindrance · interruption · stall · pause · backlog · bottleneck · queue · snag · logjam · gridlock
impatience
Intolerance of delay
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
waiting · helplessness · disconnection · timeout · loading
ping
Brief metallic tone
- jitterSmall, rapid variation
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
synchronization · server · throughput · real-time · network · transmission · rubber-banding · desync · connection · streaming
convicts
Imprisoned felons
- inmatesIncarcerated individuals
- detaineesPeople held in custody
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
penitentiary · transportation · deportees · shackles · irons · fetters · exile
lagssurges
Abrupt powerful rises
pulls ahead · forges ahead · excels · advances · progresses
- jet lagPost-flight sleep disruption
- lag behindFail to keep pace
- lagged behindFell further back
- time lagPause between connected events
- lag timeDuration between events
- server lagNetwork response delay