tempus fugit

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

/ ˈtɛm pʊs ˈfu gɪt; English ˈtɛm pəs ˈfyu dʒɪt /

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Latin.

time flies.

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Origin of tempus fugit

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.

Words nearby tempus fugit

tempt fate, tempting, temptress, tempura, tempus edax rerum, tempus fugit, Tempyō, Temuco, ten, tenable, tenace

How to use tempus fugit in a sentence

Cert ante hoc tempus vix vnquam Gallis vacatum fuit conuertdis incolarum ad Christum animis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
XV, 10: "Sex annis nil aliud feci quam non recuperabile tempus in vacuum terere."
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
Politici (novum enim hoc nomen ex novo negotio sub hoc tempus natum).
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Votum feci sancto Nicolao, ait peregrinus, nasum meum intactum fore usque ad—Quodnam tempus?
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne

Sed orandi tempus non sinebat irasci, et ira non sinebat orare.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for tempus fugit

tempus fugit

/ Latin (ˈtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt, -ɡɪt) /

time flies

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