Synonyms of elapsed

elapsed

verb

past tense of elapse

as in expired

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

• expired
• ended
• stopped
• ceased
• concluded
• halted
• passed
• finished
• terminated
• lapsed
• died
• determined
• closed
• went
• stalled
• discontinued
• winked (out)
• wound up
• left off
• broke off
• broke up
• quit
• let up
• dead-ended
• paused
• bit the dust
• suspended
• laid off (of)
• packed (up or in)
• refrained (from)
• stayed
• cut out
• knocked off
• broke down
• gave over
• abated
• desisted (from)
• conked (out)
• petered (out)
• wound down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• hung on
• prolonged
• extended
• protracted
• drew out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elapsed

Another issue is that many days may have elapsed between the victim ingesting the drugs and their subsequent treatment at a medical facility. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

The recordings, first obtained by The Associated Press, show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

For 24% of them, less than five minutes elapsed between deciding to end their life and attempting to do so. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The moonphase displayed is not created by partially obscuring an image of the Moon, but by the continuous movement of the two, illustrating the time elapsed between one new moon and the next full moon. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

From the time of the first impact until the last plane crashed, only 77 minutes elapsed from the time the first plane struck the first World Trade Center building until the last plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. — John M. Weaver, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2026

Average goal value comes alongside that, which is calculated with the percentage of time elapsed within the game and the type of game state-changing goal scored. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

This week, a sixty-day deadline for the United States and Iran to resolve larger differences—set in June as part of an earlier memorandum of understanding—elapsed with little fanfare. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Another 12-plus hours elapsed until Reed received the official notice to evacuate. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026