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• lapse of time — ˌlapse of ˈtime noun [uncountable] LAW when a contract is ended because both groups involved do not finish what they stated they would do before an agreed time limit * * * lapse of time UK US noun ► [C, usually singular] (also time lapse) a… …   Financial and business terms

• lapse of time — period of time, stretch of time …   English contemporary dictionary

• without any lapse of time — index instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Time Lapse Consortium — Datos generales Origen Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos Información artística Género(s) …   Wikipedia Español

• time-lapse — time ,lapse adjective time lapse PHOTOGRAPHY uses a series of photographs taken over a period of time to make a slow process seem to happen much faster …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• time-lapse — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the noun time lapse : of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture taken at a speed slower than normal but usually projected at a normal speed so that a slow action (as the opening of a flower bud)… …   Useful english dictionary

• lapse — ▪ I. lapse lapse 1 [læps] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if a contract, agreement, or offer lapses, it ends because an agreed time limit has passed: • The customer has the right to exercise the option or allow the option to lapse. • There are… …   Financial and business terms

• lapse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small error; bad manners ADJECTIVE ▪ minor ▪ major, serious ▪ a serious lapse in judgment ▪ unfortunate ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• lapse — [[t]læ̱ps[/t]] lapses, lapsing, lapsed 1) N COUNT: usu adj N, N in n A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse. 2) N COUNT: N of …   English dictionary

• lapse — /læps/ noun ♦ a lapse of time a period of time which has passed ■ verb to stop being valid, or to stop being active ● The guarantee has lapsed. ● The takeover bid was allowed to lapse when only 13% of the shareholders accepted the offer. ♦ to let …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• time — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measurement of duration Nouns 1. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; fourth dimension; the whole time; era, epoch, age, aeon; time of life; moment, instant, instantaneity,… …   English dictionary for students