unsynched

Not in time

Unsynched describes things that should be coordinated but aren't—audio and video that don't match, devices that haven't updated to reflect the same data, or people whose schedules fail to align.

The word is informal, more common in speech and casual writing than its full form unsynchronized: The subtitles are unsynched by about two seconds.

Also spelled unsynced.

discordant

clashing

Striking with discord

incongruous · inconsistent · contradictory · mismatched · conflicting · divergent · incompatible · off-key · disjointed · fragmented

misaligned

offset

Compensate by opposing force

unaligned · awry · out of step · mispositioned · off-kilter · staggered · unsynchronized · uncalibrated · misregistered · out of phase

timing

lag

Period of falling behind

  • delayEnforced waiting period
  • jitterSmall, rapid variation
  • offsetCompensate by opposing force

latency · desynchronization · misstep · skew · phase · buffering · framerate · dropout · glitch · stutter

Opposites
coordination/timing

unsynchedsynched

Made to match timing

synchronized · in sync · synced · coordinated · aligned

Family

sync, synch, synced, synched, syncing, synching, synchronize, synchronise, synchronized

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G