Definition of "time-lapse" [time-lapse]

• Of, using, or being a technique that photographs a naturally slow process, such as plant growth, on movie film at intervals, so that continuous projection of the frames gives an accelerated view of the process. (adjective)

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• "There's also an interactive time-lapse video that has recorded every moment since the saplings were planted."
• "Shot for the BBC's "Frozen Planet," the clip was recorded using a special time-lapse camera that caught the brinicle's entire formation process."
• "Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson filmed the stunning time-lapse clip below, which is apparently the first of its kind."