7225. Due to the long lapse of time, I could not recognise my old friend.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Delay : make (someone or something) late or slow.

Passage : the process of transition from one state to another.

Duration : the time during which something continues.

Movement : an act of moving.

Lapse : an interval or passage of time.

Synonym of Lapse is Passage