elapse
[ ih-laps ]
/ ɪˈlæps /
verb (used without object), e·lapsed, e·laps·ing.
(of time) to slip or pass by: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began.
noun
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
Origin of elapse
1635–45; < Latin
ēlapsus (past participle of
ēlābī to slip away), equivalent to
e-
e-1 +
lab- slip +
-sus for
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM elapse
un·e·lapsed, adjectiveWords nearby elapse
elam,
elamite,
elamitic,
eland,
elapid,
elapse,
elara,
elasmobranch,
elasmosaur,
elastance,
elastane
Example sentences from the Web for elapse
British Dictionary definitions for elapse
elapse
/ (ɪˈlæps) /
verb
(intr)
(of time) to pass by
Word Origin for elapse
C17: from Latin
ēlābī to slip away, from
lābī to slip, glide