lapse
/læps/
verb
- To fail to maintain a standard or to make a temporary mistake.
- Don't let your attention lapse while driving.
- She lapsed from her usual polite behavior and shouted.
- He lapsed into silence during the meeting.
- To become no longer valid or active, especially because of time or failure to act.
- His membership lapsed when he stopped paying dues.
- The law lapsed after the new regulations were passed.
- Your subscription will lapse if you don't renew it.
- To gradually pass into a different state or condition, often a worse one.
- She lapsed into a deep sleep after the long flight.
- The conversation lapsed into awkward silence.
- The country lapsed into chaos after the election.
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noun
- A temporary failure or mistake, especially one that is not serious.
- I had a brief lapse in concentration and missed the exit.
- Her memory lapse made her forget the appointment.
- The security lapse allowed someone to enter the building without a badge.
- A period of time that passes between two events.
- The email was sent after a short time lapse.
- There was a long lapse between the first and second acts of the play.
- After a lapse of several years, they finally met again.
- The act of becoming no longer active or valid, often because of time or neglect.
- The membership will expire after a one-year lapse.
- A lapse in the contract meant the deal fell through.
- The insurance policy had a lapse in coverage.
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