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elapse

[ ih-laps ]

verb (used without object)

elapsed, elapsing.
  1. (of time) to slip or pass by:

    Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began.



noun

  1. the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.

elapse

/ ɪˈæ /

verb

  1. intr (of time) to pass by
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲe· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elapse1

1635–45; < Latin ŧܲ (past participle of ŧī to slip away), equivalent to e- e- 1 + lab- slip + -sus for -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elapse1

C17: from Latin ŧī to slip away, from ī to slip, glide
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"It's darker and seems more organic, so potentially some time had elapsed between the burial of the adults and the burial of these two children - it's more mystery."

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Once that period has elapsed, he must apply to have the ban removed.

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The number of relatives and carers who might apply for compensation is extremely uncertain, partly because of the length of time that has elapsed since the scandal first emerged in the 1980s.

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Forty-four years elapsed between the time Jimmy Carter left the presidency and the day he died.

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Reznik said there was a “time gap” between the time she left and the crash, but he was unsure how much time had elapsed.

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