The meaning of ELAPSE is pass, go by. How to use elapse in a sentence.

ELAPSE definition: (of time) to slip or pass by. See examples of elapse used in a sentence.

ELAPSE definition: 1. If time elapses, it goes past: 2. If time elapses, it goes past: 3. (of time) to go past: . Learn more.

Definition of elapse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Oct 8, 2025 · Verb elapse (third-person singular simple present elapses, present participle elapsing, simple past and past participle elapsed) (intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.

When time passes by, you say it elapses. Four years elapse while you are in high school. Nine months elapse while you are in the womb.

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e•lapse /ɪˈlæps/ v. [no object], e•lapsed, e•laps•ing. (of time) to slip or pass by: Too much time has elapsed since I last heard from you. See -lap-. e•lapse (i laps′), v., e•lapsed, e•laps•ing, n. (of time) to …

the passage or termination of a period of time: Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.

Two years have elapsed since the attack. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)