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make the time fly

make time pass quickly

To make a period of time seem to pass very quickly because you are enjoying or concentrating on something.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Was the train journey boring?

Not at all. The conversation made the time fly.

Play the conversation

A good podcast makes the time fly when I am stuck in traffic.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The conversation made the time to fly.

Say: The conversation made the time fly.

With “make the time fly,” the verb “fly” follows directly, without “to.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

make the time fly; made the time fly

Your turn: say it out loud

A good podcast makes the time fly when I am stuck in traffic.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

make the time fly

make time pass quickly

“A good podcast makes the time fly when I am stuck in traffic.”

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