verb
- passing or slipping away (of time); going by
Usage: present participle of 'elapse'; typically used with time as the subject
Examples
- Time was elapsing quickly as the deadline approached.
- Several years were elapsing before they saw each other again.
- While we were talking, hours were elapsing without us noticing.
- The elapsing minutes felt like hours during the tense meeting.
- As the elapsing days turned into weeks, hope began to fade.