verb
- passes by or goes by (used of time)
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘elapse’
Examples
- Time elapses quickly when you’re having fun.
- A full year elapses between applications.
- As each day elapses, the deadline approaches.
- Only a few minutes elapses before she returns.
- The contract expires after six months elapses.
- Little time elapses between the two events.