memory lapse

noun

: a period of time when a person forgets things that he or she should have remembered
As he grew older he began to have memory lapses.

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Dips in brain health with age might not be as apparent as, say, the loss of bounciness in your skin or mobility in your knees (save for the random memory lapse). — Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Oct. 2025 Patients with advanced heart and lung disease often struggled with fatigue, slowed thinking, and memory lapses. — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Occasional memory lapses are usually not cause for alarm. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 In recent years, scientists have studied whether being bilingual may help ward off the memory lapses and reduced mental sharpness that come with an aging brain. — Stephen Wade, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for memory lapse

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“Memory lapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20lapse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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