time-lapse
[ tahym-laps ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌlæps /
adjective
done by means of time-lapse photography: a time-lapse study of the blooming of a flower.
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Origin of time-lapse
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby time-lapse
time is up, timekeeper, time killer, time-lag, time lamp, time-lapse, time-lapse photography, timeless, time limit, timeline, timeline bar
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Example sentences 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.
Rich defendant, revolving door attorneys, last-minute plea deals… cue the brooding theme music and time-lapse photography.