elapses
- present tense form of elapse (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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As the pair do some sightseeing, share meals and otherwise fill their days with prosaic acts, more than 30 minutes of screen time elapses in what amounts to stage-setting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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
Unlike the GLP-1 hormone, which is rapidly metabolized by the body, semaglutide and similar medications have much longer half-lives, meaning the medication can build up inside the body if not enough time elapses between doses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
It, therefore, appears that ACT I. represents the events of two nights and the intervening day, and that some interval of time then elapses.
From Time in the Play of Hamlet by Vining, Edward P.
