time-lapse
adjective
: of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture made so that when projected a slow action (such as the opening of a flower bud) appears to be speeded up
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Here's a look at photos of how communities were impacted and a time-lapse video showing Texas' Llano River flooding in just minutes.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2025
After weeks, months and years of observations, astronomers will have a time-lapse record revealing anything that explodes, flashes or moves – such as supernovas, variable stars or asteroids.
—Samantha Thompson, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Topline In a moment long-awaited by astronomers, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in the Chilean Andes has today published its first images and time-lapse videos.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Rubin Observatory’s 10-year main mission will provide a sort of time-lapse movie of the cosmos that will show other observatories where to look for new discoveries.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2025
After weeks, months and years of observations, astronomers will have a time-lapse record revealing anything that explodes, flashes or moves – such as supernovas, variable stars or asteroids.
—Samantha Thompson, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Topline In a moment long-awaited by astronomers, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in the Chilean Andes has today published its first images and time-lapse videos.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Rubin Observatory’s 10-year main mission will provide a sort of time-lapse movie of the cosmos that will show other observatories where to look for new discoveries.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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