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tempus fugit

[ tem-poos foo-git; English tem-puhs fyoo-jit ]

Latin.
  1. time flies.

tempus fugit

/ ˈtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt; -ɡɪt /

(no translation)

  1. time flies

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tempus fugit1

First recorded in 1790–1800; a phrase that occurs in Vergil's Georgics, a poem about farming and country life published around 29 b.c.

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