Elapse Meaning, Definitions, Synonyms & Antonyms - Vocabopedia

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Elapse [ih-laps]

NOUN, VERB

Noun

The passage of a period.

Verb

To pass by.
To go by.

Example

"Two hours elapsed and the performance is still not beginning."

"Kamlesh returned after an elapse of ten years."

Synonyms

Verb: Expire, Transpire, Flow, Lapse

Antonyms

Verb: Continue, Persist