time flies

Meaning

time flies

(idiomatic) Time passes quickly.
Synonym: tempus fugit
Time flies when you're having fun.

Examples

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Groucho Marx

Time flies and draws us with it. The moment in which I am speaking is already far from me. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Time flies when you are among friends. Basque Proverb

Time flies when you're having fun. English Proverb

Time flies with hasty step. Latin Proverb

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