elapsed; elapsing
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Verb
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
For example, 17 years elapsed between the Dallas-Pittsburgh duel in ’79 and the Troy Aikman-Neil O’Donnell version in 1996, while a 13-year buffer stood between the Pats-Eagles bookends.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Had Smith allowed one more second to elapse, the fight would have gone the distance and the judges would have been called into action.
—Simon Head, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Verb
More than 14 months elapsed between the first and fourth successful flight of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
For example, 17 years elapsed between the Dallas-Pittsburgh duel in ’79 and the Troy Aikman-Neil O’Donnell version in 1996, while a 13-year buffer stood between the Pats-Eagles bookends.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
Eitan may never be freed if the Israeli government, under pressure from its right-wing base, renews its efforts to defeat Hamas once those six weeks elapse.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Had Smith allowed one more second to elapse, the fight would have gone the distance and the judges would have been called into action.
—Simon Head, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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