Verb
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Senators on the Armed Services panel also voted to waive the seven-day rule that usually requires at least a week to elapse between a nominee’s confirmation hearing and a vote to discharge from committee.—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 In their models, planets swept up most of the material floating around the early solar system long before 200 million years had elapsed.—Francis Nimmo, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Release Date MacRumors says that when its source comes up with the build number, only a week elapses before the general release.—David Phelan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 How a Texas artist inspired by LeAnn Rimes with vocal chops comparable to the likes of Carrie Underwood then saw 10 years elapse before her debut album dropped is astonishing.—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for elapse
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Latin elapsus, past participle of elabi, from e- + labi to slip — more at sleep
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