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What does elapse mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.
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Many years could elapse before an Arab system of democratic government emerges, if indeed it does.
Under Indonesia's complex impeachment rules, three months must elapse before a second censure motion can be passed.
The length of time which must elapse before the trial could come on was dreadful.
Although the Maroons dominated, 75 minutes of the match had to elapse before the opener finally came.
Upon elapse of the 3 second countdown period, the selected distress call is transmitted with high power.
A simple device might oscillate at 1Hz, therefore 1 second would elapse for each oscillation.

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