elapse
Go by quietly
Elapse describes time passing or slipping by.
The word applies only to time, not to people or things: Three hours elapsed before anyone noticed.
It often appears in formal or written contexts where "pass" would serve in speech: A year elapsed between the diagnosis and treatment.
Move beyond or decline
- slipMinor error or misstep
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
drift · slide · transpire · unfold · proceed · advance · continue · escape
Duration between two points
- timespanBounded stretch of time
- spanDistance between endpoints
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- stretchPull to extend
length · course · extent · interim · while · spell · term · measure
Device displaying time
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
- sandglassGrain-based timing device
- sundialShadow-based timekeeper
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
stopwatch · calendar · moment · second · minute · hour · day · week
Ordered succession of elements
- successionFollowing in order
- progressionSequential forward movement
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- advancementForward movement or promotion
unfolding · development · evolution · course · march · movement · procession · continuation
End of validity
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- completionAct of finishing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
expiry · deadline · limit · cutoff · end · finish · runout · timeout
pass
Move beyond or decline
glide · drift · slide · transpire · unfold · proceed · advance · continue · escape · flee
interval
Duration between two points
stretch · length · course · extent · interim · while · spell · term · measure · expanse
clock
Device displaying time
chronometer · stopwatch · calendar · moment · second · minute · hour · day · week · month
sequence
Ordered succession of elements
- successionFollowing in order
- progressionSequential forward movement
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
advancement · unfolding · development · evolution · course · march · movement · procession · continuation
expiration
End of validity
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- completionAct of finishing
closure · expiry · deadline · limit · cutoff · end · finish · runout · timeout
- elapsed timeTime that has passed