"minor lapse" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a small mistake or error, often in a more formal or professional context. Example: Despite his impeccable record, the employee's minor lapse in judgment resulted in a reprimand from his supervisor.
Marcus Trescothick, the high-class aggressive opener England have never really replaced, seemed always on the verge of biffing any minor lapse of length to the fence.
While "these so-called 'gaffes' can be attributed to Brown's characteristic clumsiness and social dyslexia," he wrote, "a likeable, successful prime minister would not have attracted such ferocious condemnation over a minor lapse of Remembrance protocol and a misspelt letter".
"I forget," he says hesitantly. "Which part do I chop?" A minor lapse, especially since not even two years ago, Marshall thought dinner usually meant, as his guilt-ridden mother puts it, "boxed something".
Presumably the best productions of brand-new works have a decent chance of reflecting the creators' intention (although even here, only a minor lapse of time can cause major problems, as in the attempts of Samuel Beckett's estate to suppress stagings that differ from his stage directions).
But Bairstow and Morgan were up to the rebuilding task and batted unbeaten from lunch until tea in a stand featuring just one minor lapse, when the keeper's mistimed push off the back foot did not stick in Waingankar's fingers on 56.
But as I pointed out when Facebook made a similar seemingly minor lapse and foreclosed on a perfectly legitimate fan page, if they are unwilling to take responsibility for the ecosystem they've created, that's worthy of serious rebuke.
Notwithstanding some minor lapses, that is not a complaint that could be levelled at Hey, Nostradamus!
These are minor lapses in a memorable, readable, brilliant book on an important subject.
Whatever the cause, though, they warn, even minor lapses in etiquette can crimp an otherwise promising career.
At the United States Open, Woods blamed minor lapses of imprecision that were not tolerated by the onerous Olympic Club layout.
One or two minor lapses aside, the Indian BPO industry had until recently been remarkably immune from scandal.
