Lapse
Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.
Progress
Progress noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the rapid progress of medical science in the last century
How words are described
| common | common lapse | common progress |
| genuine | genuine lapse | genuine progress |
| little | little lapse | little progress |
| slight | slight lapse | slight progress |
| Other adjectives: moral, major, recent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Big Hero 6 has a time-lapse scene, with Hiro preparing his micro-bot demonstration with the help of Tadashi and his friends, showing several days progress in a matter of seconds.
Source: Time Lapse - Status: In progress, reader beware: time-lapse between updates can last for months.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Halo
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Progress and Lapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapse/progress
Lapse & Progress. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapse/progress>.
Progress or Lapse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapse/progress.
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