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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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.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Olbinski specializes in time-lapse footage as storms develop.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The result was a time-lapse of fluid behavior under intense energy conditions, revealing intricate shear and shock patterns that mirror — and in some cases go beyond — what’s possible to observe in experiments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
As the embryos settled in overnight, the researchers recorded time-lapse videos with a microscope.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Olbinski specializes in time-lapse footage as storms develop.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The result was a time-lapse of fluid behavior under intense energy conditions, revealing intricate shear and shock patterns that mirror — and in some cases go beyond — what’s possible to observe in experiments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
As the embryos settled in overnight, the researchers recorded time-lapse videos with a microscope.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Time-lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-lapse. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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