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time flies when you're having fun

time flies when you're having fun proverb: time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself.

Proverb

time flies when you're having fun

  1. 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

Questions about time flies when you're having fun

What does time flies when you're having fun mean?
Time flies when you're having fun means time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself.
What part of speech is time flies when you're having fun?
Time flies when you're having fun is a proverb.

Words near time flies when you're having fun in the dictionary

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

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