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elapse

verb as in go by; slip away

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Metropolitan Police counter-terror officers assessed the "kill your MP" footage but said the group would face no further action, partly because the time limit for prosecution had elapsed.

From BBC

When Beirne won the breakdown penalty in its wake, 19 seconds had elapsed.

From BBC

The court was told that one minute and 23 seconds elapsed between the officers arriving and Mr Burgess being Tasered.

From BBC

But the CPS decided against bringing charges due to insufficient evidence, difficulties identifying the perpetrators and too much time having elapsed since one of the incidents.

From BBC

"It's darker and seems more organic, so potentially some time had elapsed between the burial of the adults and the burial of these two children - it's more mystery."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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