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View definitions for elapsing

elapsing

noun as in course

noun as in expiration

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Example Sentences

But the last was unnecessary, not a minute elapsing before Hetty returned to communicate that all was safe.

The time elapsing between a flash of lightning and the thunder shows that sound takes time to move from one place to another.

Questions laid before them are taken under consideration, a long time frequently elapsing before a decision is made.

The course of the disease is slow, months and sometimes years elapsing before it reaches conspicuous development.

The chief distinction would appear to rest in the element of time elapsing between the outlay of capital and its return.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to elapsing, such as: progress, term, time, duration, lapse, and passage.

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

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