time flies
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—used to say that time passes quickly
Your son is in high school already? My, how time flies!
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Yes, time flies this time of year.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The sentiment behind that one is that time flies by.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Hilton used the memories as a simple reminder of how fast time flies.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Identify Your Strengths Pay attention to when time flies.
—Jill D. Griffin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Fans reflected on how time flies, especially since the Chiefs noted that Mahomes is entering his ninth NFL season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Amazon Kindle $110 at Amazon A long delay is the perfect excuse to escape into a great book—and speaking from experience, once I’m hooked on a good novel, time flies.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Boy, time flies when there are no Wilpons to occupy it, right?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But that time flies by, akin to a cozy night in with an episode binge.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The sentiment behind that one is that time flies by.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Hilton used the memories as a simple reminder of how fast time flies.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Identify Your Strengths Pay attention to when time flies.
—Jill D. Griffin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Fans reflected on how time flies, especially since the Chiefs noted that Mahomes is entering his ninth NFL season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Amazon Kindle $110 at Amazon A long delay is the perfect excuse to escape into a great book—and speaking from experience, once I’m hooked on a good novel, time flies.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Boy, time flies when there are no Wilpons to occupy it, right?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But that time flies by, akin to a cozy night in with an episode binge.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Time flies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20flies. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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