time-lapse
adjective
: of, relating to, or constituting a movie or video made so that when shown an action (such as the opening of a flower bud or the flow of traffic) appears to be sped up
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The time-lapse was sped up to capture the entire process under a minute, but Kelly himself revealed in a past interview that covering up his tattoos took the longest to complete on set.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Tech-minded kids might have fun creating a time-lapse video, by photographing the garden (or a single plant) in the beginning, middle, and end of the summer.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Once every few days for a decade, Rubin will take images of the entire night sky over the Southern Hemisphere, creating the world’s largest time-lapse movie.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Much of what family and mom influencers put out—weekly grocery hauls, time-lapse kitchen-cleaning videos, bedtime routines—is mundane.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Tech-minded kids might have fun creating a time-lapse video, by photographing the garden (or a single plant) in the beginning, middle, and end of the summer.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Once every few days for a decade, Rubin will take images of the entire night sky over the Southern Hemisphere, creating the world’s largest time-lapse movie.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Much of what family and mom influencers put out—weekly grocery hauls, time-lapse kitchen-cleaning videos, bedtime routines—is mundane.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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