Elapse

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To pass or move by. intransitive

    "He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work."

  2. 2
    for time to move forward wordnet

Synonyms

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go bypassadvancebe all overbe gonebe past

Example

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"And so it was that I found myself that foggy November evening pursuing the Camberwell tram with my heart glowing within me, and with the eager determination that not another day should elapse before I should find some deed which was worthy of my lady."

Etymology

From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.

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