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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
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British Dictionary definitions for tempus fugit
tempus fugit
/ Latin (ˈtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt, -ɡɪt) /
time flies
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