elapsed

Gone by, temporally

Elapsed describes time that has passed or gone by.

The word almost always modifies time or a time-related noun: Three hours had elapsed since her last message.

In computing, elapsed time measures duration from start to finish of a process.

The verb elapse means to pass: Several weeks elapsed before we heard back.

completion

passed

Went beyond or succeeded

goneNo longer present
overAbove or exceeding
finishedBrought to an end

ended · expired · concluded · done · spent · run out · used up · exhausted · depleted · consumed

temporal

past

Time already gone

previousOccurring before another
priorExisting before another
formerPreviously holding a position

preceding · earlier · bygone · late · since · ago · already · meanwhile · subsequently · afterward

measurement

seconds

Time units, or extras

minutesSixty-second intervals
hoursSixty-minute spans
daysTwenty-four-hour spans

countdown · timer · stopwatch · clock · timestamp · meter · tally · counter · runtime · duration

duration

interval

Duration between two points

spanDistance between endpoints
periodPunctuation ending sentences
stretchPull to extend

duration · term · timeframe · interlude · passage · length · expanse · extent · course · measure

Categories

finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
gonegone, absent, away, departed, missing
stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished

Opposites

temporal completion

elapsedremaining

Still present after removal

future · left · upcoming · pending · outstanding

time remaining

elapsedremaining

Still present after removal

left · outstanding · available · unused · unexpired

Phrases

elapsed timeTime that has passed

Family

relapse, elapse, elapses, elapsing, relapsed

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G