# Synonym search latency
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-search-latency/346001
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-search-latency/346001 "2023-10-30T03:51:00Z")
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### Author:  [@vanduong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vanduong)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-search-latency/346001/1 "2023-10-30T03:51:00Z")
I recently utilized synonyms in an Elasticsearch context. After reading a [blog](https://www.elastic.co/blog/boosting-the-power-of-elasticsearch-with-synonyms) that discusses the advantages of applying synonyms at search time as opposed to index time, I began to wonder if using synonyms at search time might significantly increase latency or if such an increase would be acceptable.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-search-latency/346001/2 "2023-11-27T03:51:05Z")
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