time-lapse photography

American  

noun

1. the photographing on motion-picture film of a slow and continuous process, as the growth of a plant, at regular intervals, especially by exposing a single frame at a time, for projection at a higher speed.

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time-lapse photography British  

noun

1. the technique of recording a very slow process, such as the withering of a flower, by taking a large number of photographs on a strip of film at regular intervals. The film is then projected at normal speed

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Example Sentences

Times photo editor Kelvin Kuo and I were there to document the spectacle, powering up GoPro cameras and setting our plan to record the transformation with time-lapse photography.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

The best way to see them, should they appear, will be using time-lapse photography or long-exposure photos.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2022

And of Sen. Joe Biden: “Watching the progress of his plug job is like looking at time-lapse photography of a Chia Pet.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2018

Advertisement Advertisement A circular screen hangs from the right rear of the stage, on which are projected images of flowers blooming via time-lapse photography, dissolving landscapes and, most important, Ms. Calderoni.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2016

His jacket hung on his chair back; his napkin uncrumpled slowly beside his plate, blooming like something out of a time-lapse photography sequence.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen