time-lapse

[ tahym-laps ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌlæps /

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adjective

done by means of time-lapse photography: a time-lapse study of the blooming of a flower.

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Nearby words

time-division multiplex, time-honored, time-honoured, time-keeper, time-lag, time-lapse, time-lapse photography, time-of-flight mass spectroscopy, time-out, time-poor, time-release

Origin of time-lapse

First recorded in 1925–30

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for time-lapse

I shut my eyes yet felt aware of the garden at my elbow, the blooms opening as if in time-lapse, the stalks lengthening.
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Rich defendant, revolving door attorneys, last-minute plea deals… cue the brooding theme music and time-lapse photography.
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