Intermediate 💬 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs · #136 of 182

Idiom: Time Flies

time passes quickly

Examples

  • Time flies when you're having fun.

Key rules

  • Time flies means time passes very quickly
  • It is a fixed present-tense phrase
  • It is often used with "when you're having fun"
  • It is used without an article

Common mistakes

  • The time flies → Time flies
💡 Tip: A common longer version is "Time flies when you're having fun."
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