If you are suffering from jet lag, you feel tired and slightly confused after a long journey by aeroplane, especially after travelling between places that have a time difference of several hours.
jet lag in British English
or jetlag (ˈdʒɛtˌlæɡ)
noun
a general feeling of fatigue and disorientation often experienced by travellers by jet aircraft who cross several time zones in relatively few hours
jet lag in American English
a disruption of circadian rhythms, associated with high-speed travel by jet airplane to distant time zones
Derived forms
jet-lagged (ˈjet-ˌlagged)
adjective
Examples of 'jet lag' in a sentence
jet lag
Keep up the fight against jet lag by hitting the surf and getting salt in your hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cabin lighting will be adjustable to the time of day to reduce jet lag.
The Sun (2016)
We'll put it down to the jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He plays with jet lag, ignoring the impact of transatlantic flights.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A lunch of Bangkok street food means the only thing missing from this otherwise authentic experience is the jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Here's a good one - a survey to see if birds are afraid of heights or get jet lag on long flights.
The Sun (2016)
You have to deal with jet lag and the time to recover is short.
The Sun (2008)
This means you can go next door and get jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It still makes sense when you want to beat jet lag successfully.
Mayes, Kathleen Beat Jet Lag - arrive alert and stay alert (1991)
Is it possible to suffer from delayed jet lag?
The Sun (2015)
And the same technology will be used in the battle to beat jet lag.
The Sun (2013)
There's no time for jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What's a good cure for jet lag?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Unless that's the jet lag kicking in.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So what is jet lag, and what can you do about it?
The Sun (2008)
I''m a naturally lazy person and it also helps me get over the jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Do horses get jet lag?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Also good for jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That was October and I was jet lagged at the time so it was unavoidable.
The Sun (2010)
In theory they will not have fully overcome jet lag - experts advise one day per hour of change - let alone adjusted their skills.