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English-german dictionary. 2013.
elapse time
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Elapse — E*lapse , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Elapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elapsing}.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e out + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.] To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; used chiefly in reference to time.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elapse, lapse — Elapse, once used as a noun and a synonym for lapse, is now in standard usage as a verb only: Ten minutes have elapsed since the fire alarm sounded. Lapse is properly used both as a noun meaning an interval of time, a slip or failure, and a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
elapse — ► VERB ▪ (of time) pass. ORIGIN Latin elabi slip away … English terms dictionary
elapse — [ē laps′, ilaps′] vi. elapsed, elapsing [< L elapsus, pp. of elabi, to glide away < e , out + labi, to glide, fall: see LABOR] to slip by; pass: said of time … English World dictionary
Time — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Time >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 time time duration Sgm: N 1 period period term stage space span spell season Sgm: N 1 the whole time the whole time the whole period … English dictionary for students
elapse — UK [ɪˈlæps] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms elapse : present tense I/you/we/they elapse he/she/it elapses present participle elapsing past tense elapsed past participle elapsed formal if time elapses, it passes Another hour elapsed and still… … English dictionary
time — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. TIME + VERB ▪ elapse, go by, pass ▪ As time went by we saw less and less of each other. ▪ The changing seasons mark the passing of time … Collocations dictionary
time — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measurement of duration Nouns 1. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; fourth dimension; the whole time; era, epoch, age, aeon; time of life; moment, instant, instantaneity,… … English dictionary for students
elapse — verb Elapse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑decade, ↑fortnight, ↑minute, ↑month, ↑period, ↑time, ↑week, ↑year … Collocations dictionary
elapse — verb (intransitive not in progressive) formal if a particular period of time elapses, it passes: Several months were to elapse before his case was brought to trial … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Time-delay combination locks — A time delay combination lock is a combination lock equipped with a delay timer that delays the actual unlocking of the combination lock by a preset delay, usually less than one hour. Unlike the time lock, which unlocks at a preset time and must… … Wikipedia
