verb
definition
(of time) To pass or move by.
example
He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
Examples of elapses in a Sentence
From all differences interest at 5% is deducted for the time between settlement day and the tenth day of the second month on which the " future " elapses, since settlement terms mean that money is paid in instalments before it is actually due.
On the death of a Dharm raja a year or two elapses, and the new incarnation then reappears in the shape of a child who generally happens to be born in the family of a principal officer.
As a considerable time elapses between the receipt of bullion by the Mint and the delivery of the coin, it is generally 1 Grueber, op. cit.
Thus, an interval of one-third of a second elapses between two successive maxima or beats, and there are produced three beats per second.
By this arrangement a period of nearly four years usually elapses between the proposal and the final ratification of an amendment.
As any bacteria present in the milk tend to multiply rapidly on the way to the consumer, it is mainly a question of the time which elapses before consumption.