When we talk about ‘elapse’, we’re talking about time. Think of time as a river that keeps flowing. Just like you can’t stop a river from moving, you can’t stop time from passing. When you play with your toys or watch your favorite cartoon, time is always moving forward. That movement is what we call ‘elapse’.

Imagine a big hourglass with sand slowly falling from the top to the bottom. As the sand falls, time is elapsing. Once all the sand is at the bottom, it means a certain amount of time has passed. Watching the sand fall is like watching time elapse.

Picture a race where runners are trying to reach the finish line. Each step they take moves them closer to the end. As they run, time is elapsing. The race doesn’t stop until the runners reach the finish line, just like how time keeps going until the day is over.

Think of a clock with hands that move around its face. Every tick of the clock is a moment of time elapsing. Even when you’re sleeping, the clock keeps ticking, and time keeps elapsing.