Synonyms of elapse

elapse

verb

i-ˈlaps 

as in to expire

to come to an end

in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expire
• stop
• end
• cease
• conclude
• halt
• lapse
• pass
• terminate
• finish
• die
• go
• determine
• close
• discontinue
• wind up
• break off
• wink (out)
• stall
• leave off
• break up
• let up
• quit
• bite the dust
• pause
• dead-end
• suspend
• pack (up or in)
• refrain (from)
• lay off (of)
• stay
• desist (from)
• cut out
• break down
• knock off
• abate
• give over
• wind down
• peter (out)
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• persist
• hang on
• prolong
• extend
• draw out
• protract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elapse

To grow plumeria from seed, 9-10 months may elapse between pods ripening and splitting open, a process that will only happen if pods are left on the plant throughout this period. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025

But your chargeback would have been a nonstarter because of the length of time elapsed. —Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

Even as violent crime has fallen, the sharp rise in mass shootings after Congress allowed the federal assault weapons ban to elapse in 2004 and the recent rise in political violence are reasons for deep concern. —John J. Donohue, Time, 15 Sep. 2025

Astronomers know, however, that the time lying ahead is at least as long as the time that has elapsed up until now. —Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025