time-lapse
adjective
: of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture made so that when projected a slow action (such as the opening of a flower bud) appears to be speeded up
Examples of time-lapse in a Sentence
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That’s when Herman Miller brought on the American designer Bill Stumpf, who’d worked with medical experts while doing postgraduate research at the University of Wisconsin to conduct studies on ideal sitting posture that incorporated X-rays and time-lapse photography.
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Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
On Allie’s side of the equation especially, the time-lapse provides information the movie did not.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Deconstruction of the house began in mid-September, according to a time-lapse video of the process posted on Feb. 23 by The Henry Ford.
—Liz Kellar, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
Newer cameras often have built-in intervalometers — sometimes as part of time-lapse functions — or may be controlled remotely via a smartphone.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
In 2004, its Spirit and Opportunity rovers took the first time-lapse photos of Phobos during a solar eclipse.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Time-Lapse: Another impressive video feature on the iPhone is the time time-lapse mode, which takes photos at set intervals, and stitches them all together at the end.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2024
Drake also posted a lengthy time-lapse video of his team sorting through the undergarments from a massive bin on his Instagram story.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
The officers shined their flashlight on my pistol, drew their guns, barked me out of my ride and in the slowest of time-lapse, found a baggie laden with dope under my seat.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
On Allie’s side of the equation especially, the time-lapse provides information the movie did not.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Deconstruction of the house began in mid-September, according to a time-lapse video of the process posted on Feb. 23 by The Henry Ford.
—Liz Kellar, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
Newer cameras often have built-in intervalometers — sometimes as part of time-lapse functions — or may be controlled remotely via a smartphone.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
In 2004, its Spirit and Opportunity rovers took the first time-lapse photos of Phobos during a solar eclipse.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Time-Lapse: Another impressive video feature on the iPhone is the time time-lapse mode, which takes photos at set intervals, and stitches them all together at the end.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2024
Drake also posted a lengthy time-lapse video of his team sorting through the undergarments from a massive bin on his Instagram story.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
The officers shined their flashlight on my pistol, drew their guns, barked me out of my ride and in the slowest of time-lapse, found a baggie laden with dope under my seat.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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