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Keep "elapse" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "elapse" intact in the sentence you are editing.
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "elapse" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
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7 total sentences available.
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.
Source: tatoeba (6622262)
Only an hour would elapse before all the water had evaporated.
Source: tatoeba (9032582)
There is no telling how much time will elapse between the moment the finished product leaves the brewery premises and the actual moment of its consumption.
Source: tatoeba (9659425)
He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.
Closest matches include advance, be all over, be gone, be past, continue.
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