lapse

IPA: ɫˈæps

A temporary failure; a slip.
A decline or fall in standards.
A pause in continuity.
An interval of time between events.
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
(meteorology) A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
(law) A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
(theology) A fall or apostasy.

(intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside.
(intransitive) To fall into error or heresy.
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
(intransitive) To become void.
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.

Examples of "lapse" in Sentences

She then lapses into a fitful coma.
They started to lapse into delirium.
The emails allege ethical lapses by the President.
The lapse on my part was to continue with the nom.
This was in 1623, when Bacon had lapsed into penury.
Petty lapses on any side of the arguments are excusable.
Occasional lapses in judgment are expected and forgivable.
This is the reason for the chronological lapses in the movie.
But hardly anyone will admit a lapse in the rigor of the process.
You know you let your title lapse and now you're trying to evade the law.
The lapse in the process is not communicating your intentions to the editor.
The mayor is apologizing, saying he's deeply sorry for what he calls a lapse of judgment.
On the streets of Baghdad, many Iraqis were angry at what they described as a lapse in security and wary about what will happen when US forces leave.
On the streets of Baghdad, many Iraqis were angry at what they described as a lapse in security and wary about what will happen when U.S. forces leave.
Zimbabwe protested to the British government over what it called a lapse in security when President Robert Mugabe was mobbed by gay activists during a visit to London, British officials said