announced lag
[əˈnaʊnst læɡ]
nounpl: announced lags
atraso anunciado
1. A delay or postponement that has been formally communicated or made public in advance
The announced lag in the project delivery was due to supply chain issues.
O atraso anunciado na entrega do projeto foi devido a problemas na cadeia de suprimentos.
2. In economics/finance: a delayed effect of a policy decision that has been previously disclosed to the public
The announced lag between the interest rate decision and its economic impact was six months.
O atraso anunciado entre a decisão de taxa de juros e seu impacto econômico foi de seis meses.
3. In technology: latency or delay in system response that has been disclosed to users beforehand
The service provider communicated an announced lag of 200 milliseconds during peak hours.
O provedor de serviços comunicou um atraso anunciado de 200 milissegundos durante horas de pico.
This term is primarily used in formal business, technical, and economic contexts in both Brazil and Portugal. It reflects a professional approach to transparency and stakeholder communication, where delays are disclosed proactively rather than discovered. In Brazilian corporate culture, announcing delays in advance is seen as a sign of credibility and planning transparency.
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