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An example of the phrase as a sundial motto in Redu, Belgium.. Tempus fugit is typically employed as an admonition against sloth and procrastination (cf. carpe diem) rather than an argument for licentiousness (cf. "gather ye rosebuds while ye may"); the English form is often merely descriptive: "time flies like the wind", "time flies when you're having fun".
Time and tide wait for no man; Time flies; Time goes by slowly when your are living intensely; Time is a great healer; Time is money (Only) time will tell 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; To be worn out is to be renewed – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC) [10] To each his own
The expression is based on the proverb: "Time flies", a translation of the Latin Tempus fugit, where "fly" is to be taken in the sense of flee. An early example of a pun with the expression "Time flies" may be found in a 1930 issue of Boys' Life: Flies Around Scoutmaster: Time flies. Smart Tenderfoot: You can't. They go too fast. [3]
time, devourer of all things: Also "time, that devours all things", literally: "time, gluttonous of things", edax: adjectival form of the verb edo to eat. From Ovid, Metamorphoses, 15, 234-236. tempus fugit: Time flees. Time flies. From Virgil's Georgics (Book III, line 284), where it appears as fugit inreparabile tempus. A common sundial motto.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
Synonyms often express a nuance of meaning or are used in different registers of speech or writing. Various technical domains may employ synonyms to convey precise technical nuances. Some writers avoid repeating the same word in close proximity, and prefer to use synonyms: this is called elegant variation. Many modern style guides criticize this.
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Time Flies By, a 2012 album by Country Joe McDonald "Time Flies By (When You're the Driver of a Train)", a 1985 song by Half Man Half Biscuit from Back in the DHSS "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana", a humorous example of syntactic ambiguity