passage

/ˈpæsɪdʒ/
noun
  1. A narrow way or corridor that allows movement from one place to another.
    • The hotel had a long passage connecting the lobby to the restaurant.
    • We walked down a dark passage to reach the basement.
    • The passage led to a hidden garden behind the house.
  2. A section or excerpt from a written work or piece of music.
    • The musician played a difficult passage on the piano.
    • The teacher asked the students to analyze a passage from the poem.
    • She read a beautiful passage from the novel aloud.
  3. The act of moving from one place or state to another; journey or transition.
    • They booked a passage on a ship to cross the Atlantic.
    • The passage of time seemed to slow down during the long summer.
    • The ritual marked the passage from childhood to adulthood.
  4. The process of a bill becoming law through a legislative body.
    • The passage of the resolution was celebrated by the committee.
    • The passage of the new law took several months of debate.
    • The senator worked hard to ensure the passage of the education bill.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To move or cause to move slowly or gradually; to go past.
    • The years passage quickly when you're having fun.
    • The clouds passage across the sky all afternoon.
    • She watched the parade passage down the main street.