E‐lapse″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Elapsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elapsing.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e out + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.] To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; — used chiefly in reference to time.
Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. Hoole.