How to Use elapse in a Sentence

elapse

verb

• In the end, 20 months would elapse before Hegerberg played again.
  — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
• When the time fully elapsed, Ken asked Alex to share his guess.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2023
• The time elapsed from the first shot to last were all under 11 minutes.
  — Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• The wearer can set the alarm based on the number of hours that should elapse before the alarm rings.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2022
• Less than six minutes had elapsed by the time the Kings fell behind.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
• Enough time has elapsed, so who was the editor, and what was the advance?
  — The New Yorker, 1 July 2019
• That means about six months will elapse between a test and a result.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• By the time a jogging Soto touched the base, about 6.1 seconds had elapsed.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Less than two years elapsed before the next censure — and more attempts are on the way.
  — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• Another year elapsed before the Yellen Fed raised the funds rate again.
  — Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018
• But every day that has elapsed since the end of the trip — nine days ago — has made that more difficult.
  — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2020
• Only about five minutes elapsed from the time Kemp arrived until the time the 4Runner left.
  — CBS News, 14 Apr. 2023
• But 15 days must elapse before he can be restored to the big league roster.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 11 Oct. 2022
• More than a year elapsed between when Smokes and Warren filed their motion in court and the first date of the hearing.
  — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
• This measures the average amount of time elapsed from the time of the snap to throw on every pass attempt.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• The Hawks struck quickly, taking a lead with barely two minutes elapsed in the game.
  — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2019
• The Friars began 0-of-13 from the field and did not score until more than six minutes had elapsed.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2020
• Given the time that has elapsed since adopting the Housing First model ...
  — Vanessa Brown Calder, National Review, 22 Feb. 2023
• Others may choose to track the time elapsed from when a commit is initially logged to when it is merged.
  — Valentin Buzea, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Do 10 burpees, wait until the minute is up, then do 10 more until five minutes has elapsed.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 8 May 2020
• Also, how much time had to elapse between the balloon landing and the actual tip-off of the game?
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2022
• But, as a rule, the committee has not unveiled the names of the nominees until 50 years have elapsed.
  — Fox News, 23 Sep. 2019
• A month can elapse from the time a buyer’s offer is accepted and their mortgage rate is locked in.
  — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
• Lots of discussion these days about how to speed up the game of baseball, from the length of video replays to the time elapsed between pitches.
  — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
• Murray: First piece of advice… Frazier: Only one and a half years had elapsed.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
• Yet more than 70 minutes would elapse before the gunman was shot and killed by officers who stormed the room.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 23 June 2022
• Not even a single day elapsed between their arrival and the mass murder of local Jews.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
• Georgetown broke to an 11-2 lead before four minutes had elapsed.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2020
• For the sake of comparison, a period of 70 days elapsed between the static fire test of Booster 7, which powered the first Starship launch, and its liftoff.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2023
• The year that elapsed between when many of the statements, which were reported in media accounts, were made and when the defense filed a motion to change the trial’s venue muted the statements’ ability to impact the pool, the state argued.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024