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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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
How did Wrexham’s new faces fare? More than four decades have elapsed since Phil Parkinson and Chris Wilder first met as 14-year-olds at Southampton.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 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
Given the three months that had elapsed since Salinas Pineda went missing and their own experiences in the unforgiving desert, the Armadillos were well-aware that the chances of finding him alive were slim.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
How did Wrexham’s new faces fare? More than four decades have elapsed since Phil Parkinson and Chris Wilder first met as 14-year-olds at Southampton.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 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 24 Dec. 2024.
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