time-lapse
adjective
: of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture made so that when projected a slow action (such as the opening of a flower bud) appears to be speeded up
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The post included a number of photos from set, a time-lapse video of the intensive Elphaba makeup process, choreography rehearsals and moving behind-the-scenes snaps, including one of Erivo laying her head on Grande’s shoulder.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Its smooth movement is especially helpful for time-lapse videos.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Images of the giant red storm, captured over 90 days from December 2023 to March 2024 by the Hubble Space Telescope, were compiled and aligned into a time-lapse that shows the storm's elliptical shape oscillating and jiggling.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
In an era of drone surveys and time-lapse camera readouts of forest growth, the shoe-leather study has endured as a rare and vital long-term look at how seasonal biological phenomena change over time.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Its smooth movement is especially helpful for time-lapse videos.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Images of the giant red storm, captured over 90 days from December 2023 to March 2024 by the Hubble Space Telescope, were compiled and aligned into a time-lapse that shows the storm's elliptical shape oscillating and jiggling.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
In an era of drone surveys and time-lapse camera readouts of forest growth, the shoe-leather study has endured as a rare and vital long-term look at how seasonal biological phenomena change over time.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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