Time delay
The crossword clue "Time delay" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.
Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAG, most used first.
- Fall behind - used 312 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail the pack - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail behind - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Fail to keep up - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
- Hang back - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Historic time - ERA, used 309 times
- Long, long time - EON, used 302 times
- Very long time - EON, used 212 times
- One ___ time - ATA, used 188 times
- Memorable time - ERA, used 167 times
- Notable time - ERA, used 166 times
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