: of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture made so that when projected a slow action (such as the opening of a flower bud) appears to be speeded up

Examples of time-lapse in a Sentence

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Things accelerate into time-lapse and crawl into slow motion. Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025 The Mars time-lapse video uses images from Hera’s Asteroid Framing Camera. Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 More recently, their videos focus on smartphone apps, including how to shoot time-lapse video, use Google’s photo app, communicate over Zoom, and use WiFi calling if cellular service goes down. Ron Hurtibise, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025 In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, fans can get a glimpse of the morning show's new studio space as construction and production workers build tirelessly in a time-lapse video. Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time-lapse

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time-lapse was in 1926

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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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