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elapses

  • present tense form
    of elapse (3rd person singular).
    elapse
    verb (used without object)
    (of time) to slip or pass by.

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“The more time elapses, however, the more crucial Pickaxe mountain appears to Iran’s reconstitution effort.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Disciplinary complaints against a lawyer actually have no statute of limitations, although the more time that elapses, the more difficult it will be to prove/investigate.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

Sources have told BBC Sport that Bournemouth want him to play against the Gunners and then Tottenham on Wednesday 7 January before the release mechanism in his deal elapses on 10 January.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025

But the treaty elapses in August, opening the door to a transformational deal for the poorer country.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

I cannot help feeling anxious when such a space elapses without receiving a line, but I have no reason to complain.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Abigail Adams