elapse
verb (used without object)
(of time) to slip or pass by.
elapses
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present tense formof elapse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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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
Isaacs will not automatically be released after his 21-year minimum jail term elapses.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
They want the debate to occur inside a TV studio, with microphones that automatically cut off when a speaker’s time limit elapses.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
In the half-hour which elapses between eight and eight-thirty, many of the minor executives—particularly those of the selling floors—make their appearance at the designated doors upon the side streets.
From The Romance of a Great Store by Edward Hungerford
