time flies

phrase

—used to say that time passes quickly

Your son is in high school already? My, how time flies!

Examples of time flies in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hard to believe how fast time flies . — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

If time flies, then 2025 moved at supersonic speed, and December is its landing strip. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025

Yes, time flies this time of year. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025

Hilton used the memories as a simple reminder of how fast time flies. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 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

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

Rhymes for time flies

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies