elapse — to pass or go by (especially of time)
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to pass or go by (especially of time)
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈlæps/
Korean meaning: (시간이) 지나가다, 경과하다
Korean pronunciation: 일**랩**스
Example Sentences
- Only five minutes had elapsed, but it felt like an eternity during the boring lecture.
- Two decades have elapsed since the invention of the smartphone.
- She kept checking her watch, amazed at how slowly time elapsed during her diet.
elapse
VERB//ɪˈlæps//
to pass or go by (especially of time)
💡 Concept
Three hours elapse as he waits anxiously at the train station.
🎵 Rhyme
As years elapse, the clock will collapse without a lapse!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪˈlæps/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈlæps/
🌳Etymology
Prefixe--
Rootlaps
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '미끄러져 나가다'는 의미에서 시작되어 시간이 흘러가는 개념으로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
collapselapseperhaps
collapse
lapse
perhaps
🔗Collocations
time elapsed
hours elapse
years have elapsed
elapsed time
quickly elapse
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Only five minutes had elapsed, but it felt like an eternity during the boring lecture.”
“Two decades have elapsed since the invention of the smartphone.”
😄 Fun example
“She kept checking her watch, amazed at how slowly time elapsed during her diet.”
😄 Fun example
“Several months elapsed before he finally replied to my text message.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
passexpiretranspirelapseslip by
Antonyms
remainstaypersist
Related
durationintervalpassagetimeframe
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