the length of
time intervening between the asking of the question by the
auditor and the reply to that
specific question by the
preclear. The question must be precise; the reply must be precisely to that question. It does not
matter what intervenes in the
time between the asking of the question and the
receipt of the answer. The
preclear may
outflow, jabber, discuss, pause,
hedge,
disperse,
dither or be silent; no
matter what he does or how he does it, between the asking of the question and the giving of the answer, the
time is the
communication lag.
—9th ACC Volume 3 Approved Glossary