Elapsing

/ɪˈlæpsɪŋ/

बीतता हुआ; गुज़रता हुआ (विशेषकर समय)

Origin & History

From the verb elapse, from Latin elābī ‘to slip away, escape’ (ex- ‘out’ + labī ‘to slip’).

यह elapse क्रिया से बना है, जो लैटिन elābī ‘फिसलकर निकल जाना/बच निकलना’ (ex- ‘बाहर’ + labī ‘फिसलना’) से आया है।

Definition

Elapsing describes time that is passing steadily from one moment to the next, often emphasizing that a period is going by (e.g., minutes elapsing during a wait).

Elapsing का अर्थ है समय का लगातार बीतना/गुज़रना, जिसमें किसी अवधि के धीरे-धीरे निकल जाने पर ज़ोर होता है (जैसे प्रतीक्षा के दौरान मिनटों का बीतना)।

Parts of Speech

Verb (present participle of 'elapse'):
Several minutes were elapsing before the train arrived.
ट्रेन के आने से पहले कई मिनट बीत रहे थे।
Adjective (participial):
During the elapsing hours, the storm grew stronger.
बीते/बीतते घंटों के दौरान, तूफ़ान और तेज़ हो गया।

Usage Examples

As time kept elapsing, his patience wore thin.
With each elapsing day, the deadline felt closer.
Two weeks have been elapsing since we last spoke.
The meeting ran long, with an hour elapsing before any decision was made.
He stared at the clock, counting the elapsing seconds.

Synonyms

Passing Going by Slipping by Ticking away Progressing

Antonyms

Remaining Staying Lasting Continuing (without passing) Enduring

Related Forms

Noun
Elapse (rare) / Elapsing (as a gerund/participle)
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Time elapses
समय बीतता है
As time elapses
जैसे-जैसे समय बीतता है
With time elapsing
समय बीतने के साथ