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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Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Twenty years—and not just any twenty, but 1945-1965—elapse in a speedy 23 pages!
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Nearly an hour elapses before evil descends upon the saloon.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
As the Universe expands, the expansion rate and energy density both do not change, leading to a relentless state where the Universe doubles in size, again and again, each time a certain interval elapses.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Twenty years—and not just any twenty, but 1945-1965—elapse in a speedy 23 pages!
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
However, John Ruddy, the 38-year-old reserve goalkeeper, is set to sign an extension for 2025-26, having also seen his previous contract elapse.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Nearly an hour elapses before evil descends upon the saloon.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapse. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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