latency

The word “latency” has 3 syllables: la-ten-cy

It's pronounced as /ˈleɪtənsi/


What is synonym and antonym for latency?

In the thesaurus, “latency” has 38 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for latency along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for latency

  • abeyance
  • abeyancy
  • cold storage
  • coma
  • deep freeze
  • discontinuation
  • doldrums
  • dormancy
  • downtime
  • hibernation
  • holding pattern
  • hypnosis
  • idleness
  • impasse
  • inaction
  • inactivity
  • inertia
  • inertness
  • intermission
  • layoff
  • moratorium
  • motionlessness
  • postponement
  • quiescence
  • recess
  • recession
  • remission
  • repose
  • rest
  • sleep
  • slumber
  • standstill
  • suspended animation
  • suspense
  • suspension
  • temporarily deferred
  • torpor
  • waiting

Antonyms for latency

  • continuance
  • continuation
  • recommencement
  • renewal
  • resumption
  • resuscitation

Meanings of latency

  • noun
    1. The state of being latent.
    2. A delay, a period between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
    3. The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.
    4. A stage in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the psychosexual development of children where children become asexual until their sexual desires come back at puberty.

Example Sentences

  • The latency of the network connection can significantly impact the performance of online applications.
  • In gaming, low latency is crucial for a smooth and enjoyable experience.
  • Researchers are studying the effects of latency on user interactions in virtual environments.
  • The company invested in new technology to reduce latency and improve data processing speeds.
  • High latency during video calls can lead to frustrating delays and miscommunications.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to latency, such as: abeyance, abeyancy, cold storage, coma, continuance, continuation, deep freeze.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

waiting

  • abeyancy
  • accessible
  • adjusted
  • alert
  • all set
  • all systems go
  • ambuscade
  • ambushment
  • anticipating
  • anticipative
  • anxious
  • apprehensive
  • apt
  • arranged
  • assumption
  • assurance
  • at beck and call
  • at fingertips
  • at hand
  • at the ready
  • aversion
  • avoidance
  • awaiting
  • belief
  • biding
  • breathless
  • calculation
  • champing at bit
  • close to hand
  • completed
  • confidence
  • conjecture
  • consideration
  • convenient
  • covered
  • debate
  • delay
  • deliberation
  • discontinuation
  • disinclination
  • dormancy
  • doubt
  • eager
  • equal to
  • equipped
  • equivocation
  • expectant
  • expectation
  • expecting
  • faintheartedness
  • faltering
  • fence-sitting
  • fit
  • fixed for
  • halting
  • handy
  • hanging around
  • hawing
  • hesitance
  • hesitancy
  • hesitation
  • holding on
  • hope
  • hopeful
  • hoping
  • in line
  • in order
  • in place
  • in position
  • in readiness
  • in suspense
  • in the saddle
  • inactivity
  • incertitude
  • indecision
  • indecisiveness
  • indetermination
  • indisposition
  • intermission
  • irresolution
  • latency
  • likelihood
  • lingering
  • looking for
  • looking forward
  • misgiving
  • near
  • on call
  • on edge
  • on hand
  • on tap
  • on tenterhooks
  • on the brink
  • open to
  • organized
  • outlook
  • pause
  • pausing
  • postponement
  • prediction
  • prepared
  • presentation
  • presentiment
  • presumption
  • primed
  • probability
  • procrastination
  • prospect
  • qualified
  • quiescence
  • raring
  • ready
  • recess
  • reliance
  • reluctance
  • remaining
  • remission
  • resting
  • ripe
  • second thought
  • set
  • shilly-shally
  • shilly-shallying
  • shyness
  • sitting tight
  • standing by
  • staying
  • sticking around
  • stopping
  • supposition
  • surmise
  • suspense
  • suspension
  • tarrying
  • temporarily deferred
  • timidity
  • timidness
  • trap
  • trick
  • trust
  • uncertainness
  • uncertainty
  • unwillingness
  • vacillation
  • view
  • vigilant
  • wabbling
  • waiting on
  • watchful
  • wavering
  • wired
  • with bated breath
  • wobbling

idleness

abeyance

  • cold storage
  • coma
  • deep freeze
  • discontinuation
  • doldrums
  • dormancy
  • downtime
  • hibernation
  • holding pattern
  • hypnosis
  • idleness
  • impasse
  • inaction
  • inactivity
  • inertia
  • inertness
  • intermission
  • latency
  • layoff
  • moratorium
  • motionlessness
  • postponement
  • quiescence
  • recess
  • recession
  • remission
  • repose
  • rest
  • sleep
  • slumber
  • standstill
  • suspended animation
  • suspense
  • suspension
  • temporarily deferred
  • torpor
  • waiting

quiescence

  • abeyance
  • calm
  • cold storage
  • coma
  • dallying
  • deep freeze
  • doldrums
  • dormancy
  • downtime
  • hibernation
  • holding pattern
  • hypnosis
  • idleness
  • impasse
  • inaction
  • inactivity
  • indolence
  • inertia
  • inertness
  • languor
  • lassitude
  • latency
  • layoff
  • laziness
  • lethargy
  • listlessness
  • loafing
  • lolling
  • lounging
  • moratorium
  • motionlessness
  • nonaction
  • quiet
  • recess
  • recession
  • remission
  • repose
  • rest
  • shiftlessness
  • sleep
  • sleepiness
  • sloth
  • sluggishness
  • slumber
  • standstill
  • suspended animation
  • suspense
  • suspension
  • torpor

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