Age
Age noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.
Lapse
Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.
How words are described
| long | long age | long lapse |
| similar | similar age | similar lapse |
| certain | certain age | certain lapse |
| mental | mental age | mental lapse |
| Other adjectives: past, apparent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Stinger: In a post-credits scene, we see Paulina age via time lapse into Lin Shaye.
Source: Film / Ouija: Origin of Evil -
This trope was used in a programme on Channel 4 about puberty, where we see the a boy age from being 8 years to his teens (as though it were time-lapse footage) in his bedroom.
Source: Poster-Gallery Bedroom - The Age of Innocence uses time-lapse photography of blossoming flowers seen through textures of lace and Victorian calligraphy.
Source: Artistic Title
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