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
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The glasses feature a centered camera, louder speakers with deeper bass and new shooting modes such as 60-frames-per-second video, slow-motion and time-lapse capture.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Landscape and weather photographer Rob Wright captured the event in time-lapse footage taken over 49 minutes in Alton, about 40 miles northeast of Manchester, New Hampshire.
—James Powel, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
For those curious about the sheer scale of sales, the pies disappearing from shelves can be seen in this astounding time-lapse.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Summer for Jackson meant continuing to build Drone Works, which can help clients get a bird's eye view of property layout and surroundings when considering real estate purchases and provide aerial footage for construction projects, including features like progression and time-lapse.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Landscape and weather photographer Rob Wright captured the event in time-lapse footage taken over 49 minutes in Alton, about 40 miles northeast of Manchester, New Hampshire.
—James Powel, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
For those curious about the sheer scale of sales, the pies disappearing from shelves can be seen in this astounding time-lapse.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Summer for Jackson meant continuing to build Drone Works, which can help clients get a bird's eye view of property layout and surroundings when considering real estate purchases and provide aerial footage for construction projects, including features like progression and time-lapse.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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