Množina: lapses
ETYM Latin lapsus, from labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall: cf. French laps. Related to Sleep.
A break or intermission in the occurrence of something.
1. To drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards; SYN. backslide.
2. To end, at least for a long time
3. To let slip