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elapsed

/ɪˈlæpst/

Translations

elapsedpast participle

Used attributively to modify nouns, chiefly with reference to time that has passed.

écouléSe dit surtout du temps qui s’est écoulé.

The stopwatch displays the total elapsed time.

Le chronomètre affiche le temps total écoulé.

Additional translations

passéVariante plus générale, surtout dans des contextes temporels.

elapseverb

elapsed

Past Simple

elapsed

Past Simple

elapsed

Past Participle

elapsing

Gerund

/ɪˈlæps/

Several hours would elapse before they heard any news.

Plusieurs heures s'écouleraient avant qu'ils n'entendent la moindre nouvelle.

Synonyms

go by

slip by

fly by

elapsedpast participle

Having passed or gone by; referring to a period of time that is now in the past.

The stopwatch displays the total elapsed time.

elapseverb

To pass or go by, especially with reference to time.

Several hours would elapse before they heard any news.