minor lapse
Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words
a small, unimportant error
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Examples (10)
- It was just a minor lapse in concentration, easily corrected.
- The supervisor overlooked the minor lapse in protocol this time.
- Everyone experiences a minor lapse of memory now and then.
- A minor lapse in judgment led to the misunderstanding.
- Despite a minor lapse, the presentation was a great success.
- The security system had a minor lapse which was quickly patched.
- His occasional minor lapses in etiquette are usually forgiven.
- Don't worry about that minor lapse; it happens to the best of us.
- She attributed the error to a minor lapse due to fatigue.
- Even a minor lapse in attention can have consequences.