| Elapse (v. i.) To slip or glide away; to pass away silently; as time elapses; -- used chiefly in reference to time. Thesaurus Entries advance, be all over, be gone, be past, continue, die, disappear, endure, expire, flit, flow, flow on, fly, glide, go, go by, go on, have run out, lapse, last, pass, pass away, pass by, press on, proceed, roll on, run, run its course, run on, run out, slide, slip, slip away, slip by, transpire |