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elapse

verb

/ɪˈlæps/

Meaning

to pass or go by, usually referring to time

Several hours elapsed before he finally returned home.

time elapses

pass, go by, slip away, expire

remain, stay

hours elapse, time elapses, days elapse

to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

to confine or enclose someone against their will

to come into existence; to begin; to create or produce

to ask someone questions in a thorough and formal way; to question intensively

to reach a destination; to come to a place

to act in accordance with a rule, request, or law