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time flies

time flies phrase: time passes quickly.

time flies: time passes quickly
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Phrase

time flies

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

time flies meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

time flies in Hindi

time seems to pass quickly
समय गुज़र जाता है samay guzar jātā hai

time flies in Tamil

time seems to pass quickly
காலம் கடந்து போகும் kālam kaṭantu pōkum

time flies in Tagalog

time seems to pass quickly
mabilis ang panahon

time flies in Arabic

time seems to pass quickly
الْوَقْتُ يَمْضِي al-waqtu yamḍī
More languagesFewer languages
time flies in Persian
زمان زود می گذرد
time flies in Vietnamese
thời gian qua mau

Synonyms of time flies

Origin of time flies

Calque of Latin tempus fugit.

Words formed from time flies

  • time flies like an arrow
  • fruit flies like a banana

Questions about time flies

What does time flies mean?
Time flies means time passes quickly.
What is time flies in Hindi?
Time flies in Hindi is समय गुज़र जाता है (samay guzar jātā hai). See Time flies meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is time flies?
Time flies is a phrase.

Words near time flies in the dictionary

  1. time factors
  2. time famine
  3. time fault
  4. time faults
  5. time first
  6. time flies
  7. time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
  8. time flies when you're having fun
  9. time for print
  10. time forgot
  11. time frame

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