lapse
noun/læps/
/læps/
- a small mistake, especially one that is caused by forgetting something or by being careless
- a lapse of concentration/memory
- A momentary lapse in the final set cost her the match.
Extra Examples- I had a momentary lapse when I couldn't remember his name.
- I keep suffering these mental lapses.
- a lapse in attention
- sudden lapses of concentration
- the investigation into security lapses at the laboratory
- a serious lapse in judgement
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- major
- serious
- …
- have
- suffer
- lapse in
- lapse of
- a period of time between two things that happen synonym interval
- After a lapse of six months we met up again.
- He wrote to us after a considerable lapse of time.
Extra Examples- I'm sorry for the long lapse of time between updates.
- a lapse of three months
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- long
- time
- …
- lapse of
- an example or period of bad behaviour from somebody who normally behaves well
- It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.
- allegations of ethical lapses
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lapsus, from labi ‘to glide, slip, or fall’; the verb reinforced by Latin lapsare ‘to slip or stumble’.
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