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- Dictionarye·lapse/əˈlaps/
verb
- 1. (of time) pass or go by: "weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack"
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Elapse is a verb that means to pass or go by, or a noun that means passage of time. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of elapse from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Elapse means if time elapses, it goes past. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences, synonyms and translations in different languages.
Nine months elapse while you are in the womb. If two weeks have elapsed between your tennis lessons, there has been a two-week lapse between sessions. The word elapse comes from the Latin word elabi which means "to slip away."
Elapse definition: (of time) to slip or pass by. See examples of ELAPSE used in a sentence.
(of time) to go past: Four years had elapsed since she last saw him. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of elapse.
Elapse means to pass by or slip away, especially of time. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of elapse with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Elapse means to pass or go by a period of time. It is not usually used in the progressive tenses and has a formal tone. See examples, synonyms, word origin and pronunciation.
