elapse

the passage or termination of a period of time: Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.
Not to be confused with:eclipse – the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer: lunar eclipse; solar eclipse; a sudden loss of importance in relation to a newly arrived person or thing: The status of the lead actress was eclipsed by a young ingénue in the film.ellipsis – a set of three dots indicating an omission in a text: A foolish . . . is the hobgoblin of little minds.

e·lapse

E0065100 (ĭ-lăps′)intr.v. e·lapsed, e·laps·ing, e·laps·es To slip by; pass: Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating.n. Passage; lapse: an elapse of many years.

[Latin ēlābī, ēlāps- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lābī, to slip.]

elapse

(ɪˈlæps) vb (intr) (of time) to pass by[C17: from Latin ēlābī to slip away, from lābī to slip, glide]

e•lapse

(ɪˈlæps)

v. e•lapsed, e•laps•ing,
n. v.i. 1. (of time) to slip or pass by. n. 2. the passage of a period of time; lapse. [1635–45; < Latin ēlapsus, past participle of ēlābī to slip away =ē- e- + lābī to slip, glide]

elapse

Past participle: elapsed
Gerund: elapsing

Imperative
elapse
elapse

Present
I elapse
you elapse
he/she/it elapses
we elapse
you elapse
they elapse

Preterite
I elapsed
you elapsed
he/she/it elapsed
we elapsed
you elapsed
they elapsed

Present Continuous
I am elapsing
you are elapsing
he/she/it is elapsing
we are elapsing
you are elapsing
they are elapsing

Present Perfect
I have elapsed
you have elapsed
he/she/it has elapsed
we have elapsed
you have elapsed
they have elapsed

Past Continuous
I was elapsing
you were elapsing
he/she/it was elapsing
we were elapsing
you were elapsing
they were elapsing

Past Perfect
I had elapsed
you had elapsed
he/she/it had elapsed
we had elapsed
you had elapsed
they had elapsed

Future
I will elapse
you will elapse
he/she/it will elapse
we will elapse
you will elapse
they will elapse

Future Perfect
I will have elapsed
you will have elapsed
he/she/it will have elapsed
we will have elapsed
you will have elapsed
they will have elapsed

Future Continuous
I will be elapsing
you will be elapsing
he/she/it will be elapsing
we will be elapsing
you will be elapsing
they will be elapsing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been elapsing
you have been elapsing
he/she/it has been elapsing
we have been elapsing
you have been elapsing
they have been elapsing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been elapsing
you will have been elapsing
he/she/it will have been elapsing
we will have been elapsing
you will have been elapsing
they will have been elapsing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been elapsing
you had been elapsing
he/she/it had been elapsing
we had been elapsing
you had been elapsing
they had been elapsing

Conditional
I would elapse
you would elapse
he/she/it would elapse
we would elapse
you would elapse
they would elapse

Past Conditional
I would have elapsed
you would have elapsed
he/she/it would have elapsed
we would have elapsed
you would have elapsed
they would have elapsed

Thesaurus

Verb

elapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapseadvance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"fell, vanish, fly - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

elapse

verb pass, go, go by, lapse, pass by, slip away, roll on, slip by, roll by, glide by Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.

elapse

verbTo move past in time:go (by), lapse, pass.

Translations

消逝

elapse

(iˈlaps) verb (of time) to pass. A month had elapsed since our last meeting. （时间）消逝

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Synonyms for elapse

verb pass

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verb to move past in time

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verb pass by

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