Phrase guide

elapsed time

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The duration of time that has passed between the commencement of the event and its completion, irrespective of any time-outs, half-time breaks, or other interruptions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: especially drag racing

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • With a bit of tuning, these cars can run 12-second ETs (elapsed times).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ET

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the time that elapses while some event is occurring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time period, period of time, period

Narrower terms: one-way light time, OWLT, round-trip light time, RTLT

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.