lapse
ലാപ്സ്
definition
verb
my membership to the gym has lapsed
(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.
the country has lapsed into chaos
pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition).
noun
a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match
a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.
there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events
an interval or passage of time.
example
Look on the bright side; I've already written up my side of events, putting my hands up to the 'lapse' in my usual high standards.
His brief 'lapse' in concentration costs him a nick across the chest.
tracing his 'lapse' into petty crime
Rather, there is usually a memory 'lapse' of hours or days.
This lead to the 'lapse' of judgement involved in ordering the uber-drinks.
he let his membership of CND 'lapse'
If whatever drove him off the road - a blow - out, a 'lapse' of concentration, it is still unexplained - had occurred a few seconds earlier he might have come to a stop in the field.
Apparently there is a 0.2 second 'lapse' from hearing to response on the meter, which is normally used in psychotherapy.
there was a considerable 'lapse' of time between the two events
So far as they clearly thought this was a serious 'lapse' which they describe as the Appellant abandoning his patient when her condition was still serious, their Lordships entirely agree.
‘I apologise for this misjudgement and the 'lapse' in my usually high standards,’ said Councillor Reid.
But the real question is this: which projects get priority, and which are left to 'lapse' ?
The 'lapse' of time before the first written sources is considerable.
At the time, the council said the 'lapse' in cleaning standards had been a ‘one-off’ caused by staff shortages among the contractors.
a 'lapse' of concentration in the second set cost her the match
There was a period when that would have been considered an admirable glimpse of wounded pride over a 'lapse' in standards, but now it looks like a symptom of frustration and mediocrity.
But there was a 'lapse' from the incidence of the first attack to the discovery of the patch when your PC was vulnerable.
The 'lapse' of time was relevant to the need to consider carefully whether the landowners' interests had been prejudiced by the delay.
He can make dazzling plays, but his concentration can 'lapse' on routine pickups and throws.
Namibia has a quota of only 200 tons for exporting deboned mutton under the Cotonou Agreement that will 'lapse' in 2008.
A general correlation between an agent's 'lapse' from virtue and her decline from flourishing is enough for some purposes.
There was a 'lapse' of three years, while the book was left in America, at the Reynolds home, during which you made no entries.
After a considerable 'lapse' , we are in the studio of the somewhat older Anna, a photographer taking pictures of Dan.
He doesn't lose his cool as much as he used to, although he is prone to the occasional 'lapse' of concentration after letting in a bad goal.
She stopped in her tracks and rose onto her toes, trying to see through the people, cursing her 'lapse' of concentration.
But Hewson from Sydney benefited from a 'lapse' in standards by Doyle in the second set and got back to 4-4.
Irrigating well before the normal irrigation season could result in a considerable time 'lapse' between irrigations.
There was a very considerable 'lapse' of time between the initial offences and trial causing difficulty for prosecution and defence.
a 'lapse' of concentration in the second set cost her the match
Even a brief 'lapse' of alertness constitutes gross negligence.
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