elapse
elapse
Definition
elapse (ē laps′, i-)
intransitive verb elapsed′, elaps′·ing
to slip by; pass: said of time
Etymology: < L elapsus, pp. of elabi, to glide away < e-, out + labi, to glide, fall: see labor
elapse
Synonyms
elapse
Usage Examples
Object
- timer: The sixty second elapsed timer is the large sweep second hand.
- minute: From thirty to forty minutes elapsed between the receipt of the two orders.
- time: First, whenever the elapsed time exceeds the period length, then the counters are reset.
- hour: The twelve hour elapsed timer works in the same way.
- attention: Partner and family attraction influences to conduct responsibilities to benefit the family and thus the involvement in responsibilities intensifies that elapses attention to spouse.
- month: This time the symptoms were not relieved and a further month elapsed before a full recovery was achieved.
Preposition: between
- date: Not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one Annual General Meeting of the Company and the date of the next.
- request: A " reasonable " period must elapse between requests.
- meeting: Not more than fifteen months shall elapse between Annual Meetings.
Modifying Another Word
- since: Long years have since elapsed, and my memory is feeble through much suffering.
- already: Otherwise an infinite sequence of events must have already elapsed.
- now: Eleven weeks have now elapsed, with no sign of workmen.
- then: Another option is to measure idle time rather then elapsed time.
Preposition: after
- surgery: Avon and Somerset - Provided 1 year has elapsed after surgery.
Used with why or when
- when: So the earlier you file your tax return the sooner the period will elapse when the Revenue can enquire into it.
Preposition: from
- date: The power was exercisable once a period of 90 days had elapsed from the date of the settlement.
Preposition: since
- date: Even tho 12 months had not elapsed since the date of the marriage, the court issued the divorce petition.
- publication: Some time has elapsed since the publication of some papers showing problems in acute care 1,2 and subsequent reports suggesting improvements 6,7.
- start: Because of the time-dependent nature of the DRC the time elapsed since the start of the reaction is meaningful, and is printed.
- end: But two months had already elapsed since the end of their previous contracts.
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