time flies

phrase

Time passes quickly.

“Time flies when you're having fun.”

Similar
tempus fugit
OriginLatin tempus fugit →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticTime passes quickly.

    Time flies when you're having fun.

    Synonyms: tempus fugit

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseTime passes quickly.

Similar
tempus fugit
Also see
tempus fugit

Origin

  1. Latintempus fugit
  2. Englishtime flies

Calque of Latin tempus fugit.

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Translations

Arabic الْوَقْتُ يَمْضِي
  • الْوَقْتُ يَمْضِي (al-waqtu yamḍī)time seems to pass quickly
Basque denbora azkar doa
  • denbora azkar doatime seems to pass quickly
Chinese Cantonese 䁪吓眼
  • 䁪吓眼 (zaam² haa⁵ ngaan⁵)time seems to pass quickly
Chinese Mandarin 光陰似箭 /光阴似箭, 時光飛逝 /时光飞逝
  • 光陰似箭 /光阴似箭 (guāngyīnsìjiàn)time seems to pass quickly
  • 時光飛逝 /时光飞逝 (shíguāngfēishì)time seems to pass quickly
  • 時日如飛 /时日如飞 (shírìrúfēi)time seems to pass quickly
  • 光陰荏苒 /光阴荏苒 (guāngyīnrénrǎn)time seems to pass quickly
  • 轉眼間 /转眼间 (zhuányǎnjiān)time seems to pass quickly
Danish tiden flyver
  • tiden flyvertime seems to pass quickly
Dutch de tijd vliegt
  • de tijd vliegttime seems to pass quickly
Esperanto tempo flugas
  • tempo flugastime seems to pass quickly
Finnish aika rientää
  • aika rientäätime seems to pass quickly
French le temps passe vite
  • le temps passe vitetime seems to pass quickly
German die Zeit vergeht wie im Flug
  • die Zeit vergeht wie im Flugtime seems to pass quickly
Greek ο χρόνος φεύγει
  • ο χρόνος φεύγει (o chrónos févgei)time seems to pass quickly
Hindi समय गुज़र जाता है
  • समय गुज़र जाता है (samay guzar jātā hai)time seems to pass quickly
Hungarian repül az idő, szalad az idő
  • repül az időtime seems to pass quickly
  • szalad az időtime seems to pass quickly
  • rohan az időtime seems to pass quickly
Icelandic tíminn flýgur
  • tíminn flýgurtime seems to pass quickly
Italian il tempo fugge
  • il tempo fuggetime seems to pass quickly
Japanese 光陰矢の如し
  • 光陰矢の如し (kōin ya no gotoshi)time seems to pass quickly
Korean 광음사전, 시광유사전
  • 광음사전 (gwang'eumsajeon)time seems to pass quickly
  • 시광유사전 (sigwang'yusajeon)time seems to pass quickly
Latin tempus fugit
  • tempus fugittime seems to pass quickly
Persian زمان زود می گذرد
  • زمان زود می گذردtime seems to pass quickly
Polish czas leci
  • czas lecitime seems to pass quickly
Portuguese o tempo voa
  • o tempo voatime seems to pass quickly
Romanian timpul fuge
  • timpul fugetime seems to pass quickly
Russian вре́мя лети́т
  • вре́мя лети́т (vrémja letít)time seems to pass quickly
Spanish el tiempo vuela
  • el tiempo vuelatime seems to pass quickly
Swedish timmen flyger, tiden flyger
  • timmen flygertime seems to pass quickly
  • tiden flygertime seems to pass quickly
Tagalog mabilis ang panahon
  • mabilis ang panahontime seems to pass quickly
Tamil காலம் கடந்து போகும்
  • காலம் கடந்து போகும் (kālam kaṭantu pōkum)time seems to pass quickly
Ukrainian час летить, час минає
  • час летить (čas letytʹ)time seems to pass quickly
  • час минає (čas mynaje)time seems to pass quickly
  • час біжить (čas bižytʹ)time seems to pass quickly
Vietnamese thời gian qua mau
  • thời gian qua mautime seems to pass quickly
Cite this entry
APA

time flies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20flies

MLA

“time flies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20flies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time flies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20flies.

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