jet lag

or jetlag

noun

a temporary disruption of the body's normal biological rhythms after high-speed air travel through several time zones.

jet lag

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

A temporary disruption of normal circadian rhythm caused by high-speed travel across several time zones typically in a jet aircraft, resulting in fatigue, disorientation, and disturbed sleep patterns.

jet lag

A temporary disruption of the body's biological clock experienced by persons who travel across several time zones by airplane. The effects of jet lag, which may include fatigue and irritability, generally disappear after a few days as the body's internal rhythms readjust themselves to the new time frame.

Origin of jet lag¹

First recorded in 1965–70

And best of all, no TSA and no jet lag (although we make no guarantees against a next-day hangover).

About 50 percent of clients use the I.V. Doc for other things—stomach bugs and jet lag, for example.

For personalized advice on how to do this properly, check out British Airways jet lag advisor.

He claims that Dulles botched the negotiations because he was groggy from jet lag—a little understood concept then.

The U.S.S.R. won the contract,” Rushkoff writes, “and many still blame this one episode of jet lag for provoking the Cold War.

He was still beat from the cold and the jet-lag, the work and the sheer exhaustion.

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