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Collocations for lapse - noun

1. small error

ADJ.

minor | momentary, temporary | sudden | memory, mental
I keep suffering these mental lapses.

VERB + LAPSE

have, suffer
I had a momentary lapse when I couldn''t remember his name.

PREP.

~ in
a lapse in attention
~ of
sudden lapses of concentration

2. bad behaviour

ADJ.

curious, odd
It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.

3. passing of time

ADJ.

brief, considerable | time

PHRASES

~ of
after a considerable lapse of time a time lapse of three months

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