elapse
Verb
Verb Forms: elapsed, elapsing, elapses
- To pass by, especially of time.
- pass by
- "three years elapsed"
- To pass or move by.
Examples
- As the seconds elapsed, he frantically searched for a word to play in Scrabble.
- He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
- Several days elapsed before they met again.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.
Synonyms
glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by, elapse, go, go past, pass by, roll on
Scrabble Score: 8
elapse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordelapse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elapse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary