Definition
Elapsed time is the amount of time that has passed between a start time and an end time.
Think of a clock ticking from the start time to the end time. The total amount of ticking is the elapsed time. You can count the hours and minutes on a clock face.
Examples
- From 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM is 3 hours of elapsed time.
- A movie starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:00. The elapsed time is 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Recess from 10:30 to 10:50 lasts 20 minutes.