I hope, however, to be more fortunate before many months have elapsed.

Two months sometimes elapsed before designers had enough data to make adjustments.

Yet another month must elapse before the vessel would be ready for sea.

For a time, at least, I could still hope that only months and not whole years had elapsed.

At the start of act 2, several months have elapsed.

I hope everything will be in place to allow ratification to go ahead before these six months have elapsed.

Six months have elapsed and the situation is as follows.

After all, a full 16 months has elapsed since the disastrous event that made them necessary in the first place.

Only 23 months elapsed between first discussions and production of power.

More than two months must elapse before the vacation is over and the others will return.