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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of elapsed
Newsom signed their bills on Monday evening, hours before a deadline requiring him to sign or veto legislation elapsed.
—
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
After only about a month has elapsed, nearly all of the humans that once existed on Earth have died.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
That window has elapsed, with the Mets now perennially among the game’s top spenders with a $340 million payroll to no avail.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months had elapsed since the Fed last cut interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
But your chargeback would have been a nonstarter because of the length of time elapsed.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 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
Never mind that but for a very few seasons (1960 and 2007 in particular) when both programs were thriving at the same time, the ferocious rivalry steeped in Civil War roots (just 26 years had elapsed since) typically was of little consequence beyond the participants and their fans.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Between February 25 and March 12, a 16-day period elapsed without any homicides being committed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
After only about a month has elapsed, nearly all of the humans that once existed on Earth have died.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
That window has elapsed, with the Mets now perennially among the game’s top spenders with a $340 million payroll to no avail.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months had elapsed since the Fed last cut interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
But your chargeback would have been a nonstarter because of the length of time elapsed.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 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
Never mind that but for a very few seasons (1960 and 2007 in particular) when both programs were thriving at the same time, the ferocious rivalry steeped in Civil War roots (just 26 years had elapsed since) typically was of little consequence beyond the participants and their fans.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Between February 25 and March 12, a 16-day period elapsed without any homicides being committed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapsed
Verb
-
Their contract has also expired.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
-
The most recent three-year contract expired September 28.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
-
This was a couple who had never stopped laughing at one another’s jokes, who still held hands like teenagers into their 50s.—
Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Seven of the top flight’s 20 teams ended that campaign with a pass completion rate of less than 70 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
-
In April, Brazil ended visa-free travel for citizens of the US, Canada, and Australia, citing a lack of reciprocity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Other areas, like transition program assistance, have ceased during the shutdown.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
-
Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
After the player availabilities concluded, Braden Mullen, a first-year player at Charlotte after four seasons at Dartmouth, expressed his gratitude to the fan base.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
-
Police in Portland and New York City reported that the protests concluded with no arrests.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Vought's comments came shortly before a federal judge in California ‒ on the 15th day of the shutdown ‒ halted the administration’s layoffs for now in a case brought by two labor unions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Many of the farms, which are traditionally passed down to men within a family, have been abandoned.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
-
The state of Ohio has already passed a law requiring schools to notify parents of certain things, including if their student requests to be identified as a different gender.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
In April 2024, Google terminated 28 employees after a series of protests against labor conditions and its involvement in Project Nimbus.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
-
Spears spent 13 years in a conservatorship under the thumb of her father Jamie Spears, though the conservatorship was terminated by a judge in November 2021.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Elapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapsed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share