Meanings
noun
- The elapsing of time.
Presented with an opportunity to go off the rails, the show stays small and focuses on the characters and relationships as we know them, acknowledging the passage of time only when it suits the comedy of “Lisa’s Wedding.
2013 October 13, Erik Adams, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Lisa’s Wedding” (season six, episode 19; originally aired 3/19/1995)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2013Synonyms: passing of time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe elapsing of time.
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Māori takanga wā (o te)
- takanga wā (o te)the elapsing of time
Polish upływ czasu
- upływ czasuthe elapsing of time
Spanish paso del tiempo
- paso del tiempothe elapsing of time
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“passage of time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passage%20of%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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