lapse in English

noun

1

a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.

a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match

synonyms: failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission, hiccup, slip-up

2

an interval or passage of time.

there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events

synonyms: interval, gap, pause, interlude, lull, hiatus, break

verb

1

(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.

my membership to the gym has lapsed

synonyms: expire, become void, become invalid, run out

2

pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition).

the country has lapsed into chaos

synonyms: revert, relapse, drift, slide, slip, sink, deteriorate, decline, fall, degenerate, backslide, regress, retrogress

noun

failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission, hiccup, slip-up
decline, fall, falling, slipping, drop, deterioration, degeneration, backsliding, regression, retrogression, descent, sinking, slide
interval, gap, pause, interlude, lull, hiatus, break
reverting, reversion, backsliding, relapse, relapsing, lapsing
oversight

verb

expire, revert, backslide, regress, go by, sink
expire, become void, become invalid, run out
revert, relapse, drift, slide, slip, sink, deteriorate, decline, fall, degenerate, backslide, regress, retrogress
backslide
regress, fall back, relapse, retrogress, recidivate
go by, slip by, go along, slip away, slide by, pass, elapse
sink, pass

Use "lapse" in a sentence

1. S3470 Superadiabatic lapse rate Temperature lapse rate with a magnitude greater than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

2. A0560 Adiabatic lapse rate Theoretical temperature lapse rate of a parcel of air which moves adiabatically in the vertical.

3. She had allowed her membership to lapse.

4. So I started shooting time- lapse photography.

5. S0260 Saturation adiabatic lapse rate Adiabatic lapse rate of saturated air whose magnitude is less than that of the adiabatic lapse rate of dry air owing to the release of latent heat.

6. So I started shooting time-lapse photography.

7. And I reckon the odd lapse is forgivable.

8. One momentary lapse in concentration could prove fatal.

9. Adjustment for staff turnover and delays (lapse factor)

10. Time lapse exceeds target, and backlog above-normal.

11. D1270 Dry adiabatic lapse rate Adiabatic lapse rate (about 1°C/100 m) of dry air, and also, approximately, of moist unsaturated air.

12. If no calibration for the first and second time-lapse seismic data are needed, then an absolute time-lapse comparison is made.

13. Adjustments for staff turnover and delays (lapse factor)a

14. Your booking will automatically lapse unless you confirm it.

15. The actual lapse rate, called the environmental lapse rate, is not constant (it can fluctuate throughout the day or seasonally and also regionally), but a normal lapse rate is 5.5 °C per 1,000 m (3.57 °F per 1,000 ft).

16. A defensive lapse by Keown allowed Tottenham to score.

17. A single lapse of concentration cost Sampras the game.

18. After a lapse of six months we met up again.

19. The synonyms of Caducity include are Age, Lapse and Senility

20. Leng had a momentary lapse and spoke out of turn

21. Try not to lapse into a style that reflects indifference.

22. He turned up again after a lapse of two years.

23. The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.

24. He wrote to us after a considerable lapse of time.

25. A0090 Absolute stability The state of a column of air in the atmosphere which has a temperature lapse rate less than the saturation-adiabatic lapse rate.

26. He is usually well - behaved; this rudeness is only a lapse.

27. The usual time lapse between request and delivery is two days.

28. I had a momentary lapse when I couldn't remember his name.

29. A brief lapse in the final set cost her the match.

30. A momentary lapse in the final set cost her the match.

31. His lapse into drunkenness followed a long run of bad luck.

32. Bimanal Osn electrolysis Tensile performance of smart lapse and voluntary sterilization.

33. Some common synonyms of Blunder are error, lapse, mistake, and slip

34. Actions for annulment – Time-limits – Claim barred by lapse of time

35. What is moral turpitude, an ethical lapse, but a soilingof one's character?

36. The tracks self - destruct shortly after a consumer lets his subscription lapse.

37. Sometimes people lapse into Condescending behavior by accident and without realizing it

38. It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.

39. What is the attitude of her community towards her lapse in Churchgoing?

40. The Camera app gets two new features; time-lapse and self-timer.

41. The debate was marred by a brief lapse into unpleasant name - calling.

42. On that schematic picture, a sort of time-lapse picture, we're halfway.

43. Devastating crises may shortly overtake us, leading inevitably to a lapse into barbarism.

44. A3230 Autoconvective lapse rate Autoconvection gradient Largely hypothetical temperature lapse rate (3.4°C per 100 m in dry air) in an atmosphere whose density is constant with height (homogeneous atmosphere).

45. I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race.

46. Characteristics - joint flush valve: they are - lapse, self - closing, beeline of water route.

47. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.

48. Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue.

49. 4 On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.

50. The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory.