elapse
verb [I] /ɪˈlæps/ formalDefinition
C2 If time elapses, it goes past: Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job.Spending time and time passing
(Definition of elapse verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the time in the world idiom
- course noun (DEVELOPMENT)
- employ verb (SPEND TIME)
- fall away phrasal verb (TIME)
- go by phrasal verb
- have time on your hands idiom
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- spread sth over sth phrasal verb
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