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tempus fugit
[tem-poos foo-git, tem-puhs fyoo-jit]
Latin.
time flies.
tempus fugit
/ ˈtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt, -ɡɪt /
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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