lapse
noun
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard.
is lapsing
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present progressiveof lapse (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Agencies rely on disco-era computer languages that few coders know anymore, and some physical hardware is lapsing into disrepair.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
It’s a treadmill, 90 episodes long, and quality control is lapsing.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2019
Relatives should make sure friends, neighbors and church members know whom to contact in an emergency involving a person whose memory is lapsing.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
I owe the bank overdraft fees and the insurance is lapsing a little bit.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2010
It was that season of the year when weary summer is lapsing into the arms of fallow autumn.
From Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield
