elapsed; elapsing
Examples of elapse in a Sentence
Verb
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
International search-and-rescue brigades began arriving in force only on Friday, roughly a day and a half after the buildings fell, swelling into the thousands across the weekend; by then much of the critical seventy-two-hour window had elapsed.
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Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Forty-four seconds elapse between the ball going out of play off Kadioglu and Cristhian Mosquera taking the goal kick.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Verb
That law gives recording artists, songwriters and other music copyright holders the ability — after 35 years has elapsed — to reacquire and administer their works and the licensing rights themselves.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
International search-and-rescue brigades began arriving in force only on Friday, roughly a day and a half after the buildings fell, swelling into the thousands across the weekend; by then much of the critical seventy-two-hour window had elapsed.
—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Noun
But the argument of the play doesn’t so much build as elapse.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Forty-four seconds elapse between the ball going out of play off Kadioglu and Cristhian Mosquera taking the goal kick.
—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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