Meanings
proverb
- Time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself.
"Time flies when you're having fun!" said one of the skiers in our party. "Yeah, but time's more fun when you're flying," Jay one-upped.
1991, Ski, volume 56, number 3, page 102
Translations
Italian il tempo vola quando ci si diverte
- il tempo vola quando ci si divertetime seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself
Polish to, co dobre, szybko się kończy
- to, co dobre, szybko się kończytime seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself
Portuguese o tempo voa quando a gente se diverte
- o tempo voa quando a gente se divertetime seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself
Swedish tiden går fort när man har roligt
- tiden går fort när man har roligttime seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself
Ukrainian час летить, коли вам весело
- час летить, коли вам весело (čas letytʹ, koly vam veselo)time seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself
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