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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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Fourteen seconds elapsed between Tielemans delivering the corner and the Uruguayan putting Liverpool 1-0 up.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
Ukraine, for obvious reasons, will let a treaty elapse this year that had allowed Russia to pump gas across its territory.
—Max Bearak Hilary Swift, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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Verb
The 19 years elapsed since the franchise offered its richest ever deal was by far the most in MLB.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Fourteen seconds elapsed between Tielemans delivering the corner and the Uruguayan putting Liverpool 1-0 up.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
The prospect of thanking you and your father for your help may seem like a daunting task that only grows more daunting the more time elapses.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
Ukraine, for obvious reasons, will let a treaty elapse this year that had allowed Russia to pump gas across its territory.
—Max Bearak Hilary Swift, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapse. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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