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# elapse

«elapse» in Mova's school dictionary: **Of time: to pass by** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (elapse, elapses, elapsed, elapsing) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Of time: to pass by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Common in maths time problems: "elapsed time" is how much time has passed between a start and an end. In exams: "How much time has elapsed?" Phrases: elapsed time, time elapsed.

### examples

- Three hours elapsed before help arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#x1)
- Find the elapsed time from 10:20 to 11:05. It is 45 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#x2)
- A week elapsed and still no letter came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#x3)
- Ten minutes had elapsed when the bell rang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#x4)
- Use a clock to work out the elapsed time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#x5)
- Weeks elapsed before the plant flowered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/#x6)

### note

Only used about time. Maths: elapsed time = end time − start time; count on in hours and minutes (60 minutes = 1 hour). Not to be confused with "lapse" (a small mistake or an ending).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «elapse» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.