Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "lokacin jinkiri" yana nufin wani lokaci tsakanin abin ƙarfafawa ko abin da ya faru da bayyanar wata alama ko tasiri. A cikin ilimin halin ɗan adam, lokacin latency yana nufin lokacin tsakanin farkon tsarin tunani ko motsin rai da lokacin da ya bayyana ko bayyana a cikin hali. lokaci tsakanin kamuwa da cuta mai haifar da cututtuka, kamar ƙwayoyin cuta ko ƙwayoyin cuta, da farkon bayyanar cututtuka. Bugu da ƙari, a cikin fasaha, lokacin jinkiri na iya nufin lokacin da ake ɗaukar bayanai don tafiya daga wannan batu zuwa wani ta hanyar hanyar sadarwa ko tsarin.