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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

  • unelapsed 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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The court was told that one minute and 23 seconds elapsed between the officers arriving and Mr Burgess being Tasered.

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But the CPS decided against bringing charges due to insufficient evidence, difficulties identifying the perpetrators and too much time having elapsed since one of the incidents.

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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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