lapse

LAPSE noun

[ C ] uk/læps/ us lapse noun [C]
(TIME)

a period of time passing between two things happening

промежуток времени, перерыв
a time lapse /a lapse of time He turned up again after a lapse of two years.
lapse verb [ I ] uk/læps/ us
If an arrangement lapse s, it stops existing because of the amount of time that has passed.

истекать (о времени)
The guarantee lapse d after two years. I've allowed my membership to lapse .
Фразовые глаголы lapse into sth