Difference between Lag and Meantime

What is the difference between Lag and Meantime?

Lag as a verb is to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind while Meantime as a verb is during the interval; meanwhile

Lag

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind to cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material The action in which a computer or server slows or halts in response to a poor connection

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; latency. a prisoner, a criminal. bad connection, loss of connection, causing a delay

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: late

Example sentence: Normally, if you have a huge category that leads a bear market all the way down to the bottom - like tech after 2000, or energy in the '80-'82 bear market - you get one quick pop, and then years of lag as we fight the old war.

Meantime

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: during the interval; meanwhile

Example sentence: I want to support other women because of the opportunities I've had - and I've had a lot of opportunities. What I try as a female director is to do the best job I can and, in the meantime, bring attention to as many other female directors and writers as I can.

We hope you now know whether to use Lag or Meantime in your sentence.

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