adjective

elapsed

elapsed, passed

The elapsed time was only five minutes.

The elapsed time was only five minutes.

((noun)) (of time) that has passed The elapsed time was only five minutes.

Synonyms: passed, gone by; Antonyms: remaining, future

From Latin 'elabi' (to slip away), from 'e-' (out) + 'labi' (to slip).

Think of time 'slipping' away, like sand in an hourglass.

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