Dictionary › E › elapse

elapse

2 syllables
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, elapse means pass or move by.

Meanings of elapse

2 meanings

verb

  1. of timeTo pass or move by.

    “He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.”

    “Several days elapsed before they met again.”

  2. For time to move forward

    “three years elapsed”

    Similar: lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for elapse →
verb: for time to move forward
lapsepassslip byglide byslip awaygo byslide bygo along

Words that rhyme with elapse

All rhymes →
perhapscollapsesnapstrapsmapschapscapstapslapswrapsscrapsslapsgapsschnappsclapsstraps

For word games

e1
l1
a1
p3
s1
e1
Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word8 points before bonuses.6 letters.
Unscramble these letters

Nearby words

elaborateelaboratedelaboratelyelaboratenesselaborationelanelapsedelasticelasticityelateelatedelater