noun

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

2. Delay; latency.

3. One sentenced to transportation for a crime.

Synonyms: latency

verb

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

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

3. To transport as a punishment for crime.

adjective

1. Late

2. Last; long-delayed.

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