just a second vs lag

just a second

noun
  • A short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more. 

  • Only one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration. 

intj
  • Stop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far. 

lag

noun
  • Delay; latency. 

  • A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins. 

  • A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine. 

  • A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. 

  • One who lags; that which comes in last. 

  • A bird, the greylag. 

  • The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. 

  • A prisoner, a criminal. 

adj
  • Late. 

  • Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior. 

verb
  • To respond slowly. 

  • To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind. 

  • To cause to lag; to slacken. 

  • To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer). 

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