elapsing

Example Sentences

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So we’re within a month now of the time elapsing on us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

With years often elapsing between the incident and inquest, Alexander said inquests often open wounds and “re-traumatize” the families.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

"When the time starts elapsing because you can't get to someone, we know their outcomes will be worse - and that really gets to us."

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

Next year, though, that policy is elapsing, and at his age, Natiello's insurance premiums would spike if he decided to extend coverage.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

Timing Machines:—Machines which record time directly on long-distance tickets are of value and machines which automatically compute the time elapsing during a conversation are of much greater value.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel