lapso — meaning in English

English meaning

• lapse noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
• span noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.
• stint noun A period of time spent doing a particular job or activity.
• timing noun The choice of when to do something, especially in relation to its effect.

Senses

lapso is used for these senses in English:

• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.
• span (by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time.
• stint A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
• timing (countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.

lapse — full definition

1. noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
2. noun The ending of a right, agreement, or membership because it was left unused or not renewed.
3. verb To slip gradually into a worse state, bad habit, or silence.
4. verb To become invalid because a deadline passed or it was not renewed.

span — full definition

1. noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.
2. noun A stretch or period of time.
3. verb To extend across or over something.

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