elapse
- (of time) to slip or pass by: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began.
- the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
Origin of elapse
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Contemporary Examples of elapsed
But by the time a critical wanted poster sent via fax arrived, more than two hours elapsed.
Forty-five minutes were estimated to have elapsed from the time the stabbing began until the killer left.
During the moment which elapsed between her reply and my answer I thought of a thousand responses to that innocent confession.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
More than a year elapsed before Hawes found an attorney willing to handle the pardon request.
The 24 years that have elapsed have already blurred the small details, the memories and the feelings.
Historical Examples of elapsed
The week elapsed, and at the end of it, I had not presented myself at his residence.
A little more than a year had elapsed when he again entered the political arena.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
Uneasily, he had remained in the library until the allotted time was elapsed.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
When, however, suitable time had elapsed, the oldest of the party spoke.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Some hours elapsed before he was conscious of anything that was passing around him.
Georgie's PresentMiss Brightwell
elapse
- (intr) (of time) to pass by