To lapse is to stop doing something gradually or gradually change something. When you lapse on your responsibility, you stop doing your job or you stop obeying the rules.
The program was successful in the beginning, but as time went on, the number of lapses increased.
The government is trying to reduce the number of lapses by increasing the punishment for offenders.
noun
a failure to maintain a higher state
Synonyms:
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They started to lapse into delirium.
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She then lapses into a fitful coma.
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This is the reason for the chronological lapses in the movie.
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Occasional lapses in judgment are expected and forgivable.
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The emails allege ethical lapses by the President.
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The lapse on my part was to continue with the nom.
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But hardly anyone will admit a lapse in the rigor of the process.
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Petty lapses on any side of the arguments are excusable.
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The lapse in the process is not communicating your intentions to the editor.
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This was in 1623, when Bacon had lapsed into penury.