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elapse

e·lapse [ i láps ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle e·lapsed, present participle e·laps·ing, 3rd person present singular e·laps·es)
Definition:
 
go by: to pass or go by, especially in a gradual, slow, or imperceptible way
Before we knew it, several hours had elapsed.



noun 
Definition:
 
passing of a period of time: the passing of a period of time ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin elaps-, past participle of elabi "slip away" < labi "glide, fall"]
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