Lapse and While

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Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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While and lapse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "While" instead a noun "Lapse".

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

While noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: we stayed at the fair for a while longer

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Lapse and while are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lapse" instead a noun "While".

close	close lapse	close while
rare	rare lapse	rare while
long	long lapse	long while
similar	similar lapse	similar while
Other adjectives: brief, short, complete, single, serious, little, past, comic.

time	lapse time	while time
bit	lapse bit	while bit

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