tempus edax rerum

[ tem-poos -e-dahks -rey-room; English tem-puhs -ee-daks -reer-uhm ]

/ ˈtɛm pʊs ˈɛ dɑks ˈreɪ rʊm; English ˈtɛm pəs ˈi dæks ˈrɪər əm /

time, devourer of all things.

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Tempus may fugit, but Miss Eliza's disposition stands perfectly still.
The Heart of Arethusa|Francis Barton Fox
Tempus ferax, tempus edax rerum—Time the producer, time the devourer of things.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Tempus fugit is a Latin phrase frequently met with in English.
Orthography|Elmer W. Cavins
At vero hoc audiens Colcius tempus et horam in tabula describens.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage

Prolation, together with tempus, corresponds roughly to the concept of time signature in modern music.
Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Volume VI|Various