moratorium vs time lag

moratorium and time lag both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moratorium	Yes	No	No	No
time lag	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, time lag is a hypernym of moratorium; that is, time lag is a word with a broader meaning than moratorium:

moratorium: a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
time lag: time during which some action is awaited

Other hypernyms of moratorium include delay, hold, postponement, wait.

moratorium (noun)	time lag (noun)
suspension of an ongoing activity	time during which some action is awaited
a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged