it means to pass or go by time
I'm busy watching time elapse.
The word elapse refers to time that has passed. This word can be used in a sentence such as "How much time will elapse until I have the opportunity to take another vacation?"
Elapse - Point A 2009 was released on: USA: February 2009
Elapse - Point B - 2009 was released on: USA: July 2009
Several weeks may elapse between the time an invoice is submitted and the time a payment is made.
began, commenced, started,
passed time
Elapse
Some words that have "lapse" in them include "relapse," "collapse," "elapse," and "overlap." These words all have the common meaning of a temporary or partial failure or breakdown.
It takes about 11,574.1 days for one billion seconds to elapse. This is equal to 31. 7 years based on the fact that a single day has 86,400 seconds.
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198 units of time that are unspecified