Synonyms for elapsed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ih-laps

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlæps

Top 10 synonyms for elapsed

Other synonyms for the word elapsed

Définition of elapsed

Origin : 1640s, from Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus, past participle of elabi "slip or glide away, escape," from ex- "out, away" (see ex-) + labi "to slip, glide" (see lapse (n.)). The noun now corresponding to elapse is lapse. Related: Elapsed; elapsing.

verb go by; slip away

Example sentences :

The week elapsed, and at the end of it, I had not presented myself at his residence.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

A little more than a year had elapsed when he again entered the political arena.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Uneasily, he had remained in the library until the allotted time was elapsed.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

When, however, suitable time had elapsed, the oldest of the party spoke.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Some hours elapsed before he was conscious of anything that was passing around him.
Extract from : « Georgie's Present » by Miss Brightwell

Two or three minutes elapsed, and Mr. Galloway came out again.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

In the few days that had elapsed Hilary had become a legendary figure.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

A month has elapsed,—and we stand in the bedchamber of Sir John Chester.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Several months elapsed, and no remittance arrived from my father.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

Upwards of a year had elapsed since Vivian Grey left England.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Words or expressions associated with your search

Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019