Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a set of carriers configured for communications between the UE and one or more transmission reception points (e.g., a set of transmission points). The UE may receive multiple communications over different carriers and determine a time difference or delay between two of the carriers (e.g., a first carrier and a second carrier). Based on the time difference and a time difference threshold, the UE may perform a throughput degradation procedure such as transmitting a report indicating the time difference, transmitting a feedback report with channel quality information determined based on the time difference, etc.