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| e·lapse [ i láps ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle e·lapsed, present participle e·laps·ing, 3rd person present singular e·laps·es) |
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go by: to pass or go by, especially in a gradual, slow, or imperceptible way
  Before we knew it, several hours had elapsed.
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passing of a period of time: the passing of a period of time
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin elaps-, past participle of elabi "slip away" < labi "glide, fall"] |
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