noun · academic
latency
/ˈlætənsi/LAT·en·cy
Band 7+speakingtask2
the time delay between a request and the response in a network or system
Examples
“High latency made the video call freeze for several seconds.”
“Online gamers care a lot about latency because it affects reaction time.”
“The test measured end-to-end latency in milliseconds.”
Band 8 sentence
“When delivering live lectures online, instructors must minimise latency to keep interaction natural.”
Collocations
- low latency
- high latency
- measure latency
Word family
latency noun
Common mistakes
speed→latency
ping (as a general term)→latency / response time
Say it for a higher band
5speed→6delay→7+latency
Synonyms
delay
lag
Easily confused
lag
“Players complained about lag more than the precise latency statistics.”
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