elapse
verb[I]
formaluk/iˈlæps/us/iˈlæps/C2
Iftimeelapses, it goes past:
(时间)流逝,过去Fouryearshad elapsed since heleftcollegeand still he hadn'tfoundajob.他大学毕业都4年了,但还没有找到工作。
Synonym
pass
Spending time & time passing
- all the time in the worldidiom
 - Anno Domini
 - employ
 - fall
 - fall away
 - filler
 - misspend
 - pass
 - roll
 - roll by
 - run out
 - serve
 - slip
 - slip away
 - the sands of time are running outidiom
 - time's a great healeridiom
 - timekeeper
 - wear
 - wear on
 - whilesomethingaway