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elapse

verb

  1. go by, as time
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlæps/

verb

Etymology: From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.

  1. To pass or move by.

    He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.

    Several days elapsed before they met again.