elapsed time

noun

: the actual time taken (as by a boat or automobile in traveling over a racecourse)

Examples of elapsed time in a Sentence

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The stopwatch feature can do elapsed time as well as split time. Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 NordicTrack's Commercial X32i and Commercial 2950 are most comparable to Peloton's Tread models, featuring 32-inch and 22-inch screens, respectively, that display calorie burn, distance, elapsed time, incline, heart rate, pace and speed. Dana Rose Falcone, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021 The Roma’s elapsed time in the quarter-mile is in the low 11s—not that it would be seen with dragstrip riff-raff. Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021 Kristen’s elapsed time in the Baja 500 would have placed her fourth among the unlimited Class 1 buggies. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2020 See all Example Sentences for elapsed time 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of elapsed time was circa 1909

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“Elapsed time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapsed%20time. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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