elapsed time

Interval already gone

Elapsed time is the amount of time that has passed between two points—a start and an end.

It measures duration rather than clock position: The elapsed time from takeoff to landing was three hours.

In computing and athletics, elapsed time tracks how long a process or performance actually took, often measured precisely: Her elapsed time was 2:34:07.

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clock · clock is ticking · milliseconds · minutes · passage · finish line · split second · relativity · historical periods · days · remaining · weeks · eternity · expired · entropy · waiting · ticking · running out

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Opposites
temporal direction

elapsed timetime remaining

Duration until deadline

time to come · time to go · countdown · total time · lead time

Family

time, times, timeless, timer, timely, timed, timing, timetable, untimely

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G