time flies
idiom
—used to say that time passes quickly
Your son is in high school already? My, how time flies!
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In a somber reminder of how time flies, this April marks the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
If the last few decades of social media have taught me anything, that means our next, new platform is already around the corner (time flies!).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2023
Neeson plays Matt, a businessman with no particular set of skills, who’s clearly been neglecting his wife (Embeth Davidtz, reuniting with the actor 30 years after Schindler’s List, and oh, how time flies) and his teenage son (Jack Champion) and younger daughter (Lilly Aspell).
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
Meghan Trainor can’t believe just how fast time flies.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
Usually, others in line jump into the conversation and the time flies by.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
The only daughter of Courteney Cox and David Arquette just turned 19, and my, how time flies.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 June 2023
The parents posted photos of a happy Kulture posing in a bright-pink tutu, remarking on how fast time flies.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
His brother Prince George's fifth birthday portrait was taken after Louis's christening ceremony—time flies!
—Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2023
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
If the last few decades of social media have taught me anything, that means our next, new platform is already around the corner (time flies!).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2023
Neeson plays Matt, a businessman with no particular set of skills, who’s clearly been neglecting his wife (Embeth Davidtz, reuniting with the actor 30 years after Schindler’s List, and oh, how time flies) and his teenage son (Jack Champion) and younger daughter (Lilly Aspell).
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
Meghan Trainor can’t believe just how fast time flies.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
Usually, others in line jump into the conversation and the time flies by.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
The only daughter of Courteney Cox and David Arquette just turned 19, and my, how time flies.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 June 2023
The parents posted photos of a happy Kulture posing in a bright-pink tutu, remarking on how fast time flies.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
His brother Prince George's fifth birthday portrait was taken after Louis's christening ceremony—time flies!
—Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2023
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“Time flies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20flies. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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