Definition of lapse into phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lapse into

phrasal verb

lapse into something

to gradually pass into a worse or less active state or condition
- to lapse into unconsciousness/a coma
- She lapsed into silence again.
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to start speaking or behaving in a different way, often one that is less acceptable
- He soon lapsed back into his old ways.

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