elapse
verb (used without object)
(of time) to slip or pass by.
elapsed
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past participleof elapse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof elapse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
elapseverb (used without object)(of time) to slip or pass by.
Example Sentences
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The elapsed time from report of fire movement to issuance of the order was just over an hour, the report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In theory, the two years that have elapsed since then should have made the defender bigger and stronger.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
As time elapsed, Sand’s rate of production never slacked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
IHR said Mohammadi had 20 days to appeal under the law but warned there had in the past been cases of people being executed before this period elapsed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Indeed, one could hardly believe two whole hours had elapsed when Miss Kenton looked up at the clock on the mantelshelf and said she would have to be returning home.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
