elapsed; elapsing
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Verb
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Age before beauty To obtain an approximate age for a young crescent moon, simply add the number of hours or days that have elapsed from the time of new moon through the date and time of sunset at your location on a particular evening.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 May 2025
A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
While the immediate crisis is still likely to be resolved soon, analysts said, another hurdle looms in March, when the cease-fire is set to elapse unless Hamas and Israel negotiate an extension.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Verb
As color commentator Stan Van Gundy noted, 17 seconds elapsed from the shot clock.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Age before beauty To obtain an approximate age for a young crescent moon, simply add the number of hours or days that have elapsed from the time of new moon through the date and time of sunset at your location on a particular evening.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
Nearly an hour elapses before evil descends upon the saloon.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
While the immediate crisis is still likely to be resolved soon, analysts said, another hurdle looms in March, when the cease-fire is set to elapse unless Hamas and Israel negotiate an extension.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapse. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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