Elapse (Verb)
Meaning
Pass by; "three years elapsed".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Only a few minutes would elapse before the program started with its first segment.
- The required time period elapses when the company has been in business for five years.
- Exactly a week would elapse before she could receive the test results.
- A lot can happen as the hours elapse on the day of the big launch.
- Several years elapse before the book earns its rightful recognition.