elapses
Goes by unnoticed
Elapses is the third-person singular form of elapse, meaning to pass or slip by.
The verb applies almost exclusively to time: A year elapses between visits.
Unlike "passes," which works for both time and physical movement, elapse is restricted to temporal contexts and carries a slightly formal tone.
Goes beyond or through
- expiresComes to an end
- lapsesTemporary failures or expirations
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
- flowsMoves in a current
slips · runs · unfolds · progresses · advances · proceeds · continues · stretches
Grows gradually weaker
- vanishesCeases to be visible
- escapesActs of fleeing
- fleesDeparts to escape danger
- evaporatesChanges from liquid to gas
dissipates · slips away · dwindles · wanes · ebbs · recedes · diminishes · expires
passes
Goes beyond or through
flows · slips · runs · unfolds · progresses · advances · proceeds · continues · stretches · spans
fades
Grows gradually weaker
evaporates · dissipates · slips away · dwindles · wanes · ebbs · recedes · diminishes · expires · transient
seconds
Time units, or extras
weeks · months · years · decades · centuries · millennia · intervals · periods · spans · durations