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elapse

/ɪˈlæps/ Australia, UK, US

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verb elapses · elapsing · elapsed

intransitive, of time To pass or move by. He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
Similar: elapse, go by, go, intervene, go past, pass, pass by, roll on

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verb (of time) to pass or move by

Español	transcurrir, discurrir
한국어	지나가다 jinagada
日本語	過ぎる sugiru, 経つ tatsu
中文	過去 /过去 guòqù, 過 /过 guò
Português	passar, transcorrer
Français	se passer, s'écouler
Deutsch	vergehen, verrinnen
Italiano	trascorrere
Русский	проходи́ть proxodítʹ, пройти́ projtí, истека́ть istekátʹ, исте́чь istéčʹ, минова́ть minovátʹ, ми́нуть mínutʹ
Tiếng Việt	trôi qua
العربية	مَرَّ marra

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@misc{elapse_2026,
  title = {elapse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elapse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}