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

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.