Time going by · Time and plans
time flies
time passes quickly
You say time flies when a period seems to pass very quickly.
This vs that
Time flies when I'm with my friends.
I lost track of time while I was reading.
Hear it in real life
Has it really been ten years since we met?
I know—time flies.
Time flies when you're enjoying yourself.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The idiom is the normal conversational comment about enjoyable time passing quickly.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The time flies very fast when I am having fun.
Say: Time flies when I'm having fun.
Use the fixed expression without 'the' or 'very fast'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
time flies when ___
Time flies when you're having fun.
Time flies when you're busy with people you enjoy being around.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about time going by.
before you know it
You'll be home before you know it.
over the course of ___
We built the garden over the course of a weekend.
Time going by words
Time and plans · Time going by: the words around “time flies”.
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Easy to mix up
More time going by words
Your turn: say it out loud
Time flies when you're having fun.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
time flies
time passes quickly
“Time flies when you're enjoying yourself.”
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