ELAPSE


Meaning of ELAPSE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

time

This law states that the number of atoms of a radioactive element is halved after a given amount of time has elapsed .

Respondents were asked how much time elapsed between their initial examination by a triage nurse and treatment by an emergency doctor.

He remarks that when the state of our minds does not appear to change we do not notice that time has elapsed .

No dust has settled on that robe; no time has elapsed since that divinity was revealed.

Captions on the screen can give brief information about what went on in the missing bits and how much time has elapsed .

One and a half aeons is about the time that elapsed between the origin of the Earth and the first bacteria-like fossils.

But in practice a certain period of time may elapse before the authorities are able to recognize that a problem exists.

Therefore some time must elapse before a unit's identity is fixed.

years

Asthings stand at the moment, 70 years have to elapse before they can be inspected.

Even if six or seven or eight years elapsed , her sleeping passengers would never know the difference.

A further twenty-three laborious years were to elapse before official recognition of his services to Britain was given.

Thucydides fixed the beginning of the war and dated subsequent events by counting how many years had elapsed from the start.

But in some cases two years had elapsed without the money being refunded by him.

A further twenty-seven years were to elapse before the railway reached its ultimate terminus at the Kyle of Lochalsh.

Many years were to elapse before I saw it again.

So, a new house will need a thorough inspection before two years have elapsed and a structural survey before ten years.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A surprisingly long time had elapsed between the discovery of the body and the arrival of the police.

It seems remarkable that nearly thirty years has elapsed since there was a major museum exhibition in the city.

More than five years have elapsed since the kidnapping.

Nine years elapsed before he produced his eighth symphony.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

As soon as the 15 seconds' rest has elapsed, you must start the next exercise.

By the time the last picture had been shot, three-quarters of an hour had elapsed.

Even if six or seven or eight years elapsed, her sleeping passengers would never know the difference.

He is silent until 6 rounds have elapsed.

No dust has settled on that robe; no time has elapsed since that divinity was revealed.

Patients could be retreated if more than 4 weeks had elapsed since the initial treatment.

They were also asked how much total waiting time elapsed between triage and departure from the emergency room.

This law states that the number of atoms of a radioactive element is halved after a given amount of time has elapsed.

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