Kalmar “latency period” na iya samun ma’anoni daban-daban a fagage daban-daban, amma gaba xaya na nufin jinkiri ko lokacin rashin aiki tsakanin al’amura ko ayyuka guda biyu. na iya komawa zuwa wani lokaci tsakanin farkon cuta ko cuta da bayyanar cututtuka. Misali, a cikin kamuwa da cutar kanjamau, yawanci ana samun latency na shekaru da yawa kafin ci gaban cutar kanjamau.A cikin sadarwar kwamfuta da sadarwa, "latency phase" yana nufin jinkirin lokaci tsakanin aikawa da sigina. da karbar amsa. Yawancin lokaci wannan jinkirin yana faruwa ne sakamakon lokacin da siginar ke ɗauka akan hanyar sadarwa ko kuma ta hanyar tsarin aiki.A cikin ilimin kimiyyar lissafi, "latency phase" na iya nufin jinkiri tsakanin aikace-aikacen motsa jiki da kuma abin da ke motsa jiki. martanin tsarin. Misali, akwai wani lokaci na latency a cikin tsarin saurare tsakanin gabatar da sauti da kuma gano sautin da kwakwalwa ta ke yi. wanda ke faruwa tsakanin abubuwa biyu ko ayyuka.