Collocations for lapse - noun
1. small error
ADJ.
minor | momentary, temporary | sudden | memory, mental
I keep suffering these mental lapses.
I keep suffering these mental lapses.
VERB + LAPSE
have, suffer
I had a momentary lapse when I couldn''t remember his name.
I had a momentary lapse when I couldn''t remember his name.
PREP.
~ in
a lapse in attention
a lapse in attention
~ of
sudden lapses of concentration
sudden lapses of concentration
2. bad behaviour
ADJ.
curious, odd
It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.
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
after a considerable lapse of time a time lapse of three months