lapses

Noun

• a mistake resulting from inattention
• a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
• a failure to maintain a higher state
• plural of lapse

Verb

• pass into a specified state or condition
• end, at least for a long time
• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
• go back to bad behavior
• let slip
• pass by
• third-person singular simple present indicative of lapse

Synonyms

backslide, backsliding, elapse, fall back, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, lapsing, oversight, pass, recidivate, regress, relapse, relapsing, retrogress, reversion, reverting, sink, slide by, slip away, slip by