elapsed

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, the differential is simply about the time elapsed: A stunning silver pitcher by the aforementioned Revere with accompanying documentation was estimated to bring—at auction, as the experts always caution—between $25,000 and $60,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

By the time the agents shoved me into that unmarked SUV, three minutes and 30 seconds had elapsed.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

About half that time has now elapsed, with United travelling to play Atletico in the Champions League last 16 on Thursday, 12 February and hosting the second leg seven days later.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

I had tried to telegraph to the group that coming back was not a given, and I think the fact that a long time that elapsed also made that clear.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

I wasn't even sure how much time had elapsed since the judge's ruling, as I had never received the order.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson