Collocations for "lap"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lap" in context.
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lap
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [first] lap
- the [qualifying, warm-up] lap
- [twenty-five] laps of the [track, circuit]
- the race is [sixty] laps (of the circuit)
- ran a [fast, slow, blistering] lap
- [ran, recorded] the fastest lap
- the engine blew on the [last, final, second to last] lap
- [crashed, spun off, broke down] on the [last] lap
- sat on his [uncle's, grandmother's] lap
- balanced her [baby, niece] on her lap
- the cat [purred, slept] in his lap
- sat on Santa's lap
- [dropped, dumped] the problem right in my lap!
- the (opportunity, solution) fell right in my lap!
- a [fast, slow] lap time
- set the [fastest] lap time
- a lap time of [one minute]
- a lap length of [400 meters]
'lap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):