tempus fugit
/ˌtɛmpəs ˈfuːɡɪt
/ /ˌtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt /exclamation
Time flies (used to draw attention to the rapid passage of time): Tempus fugit! It seems no time since we were cursing the long, dark winter evenings—now here we are in flaming June...
- When you are about to have a baby, anyone who has faced parenthood before you will tell you one truth among all the horror stories and old wives tales: tempus fugit.
- The little digital clock that pops into view periodically in "24" may be aimed at keeping narrative tension high, but it also serves as an unsubtle reminder that tempus fugit.
- Tempus fugit. Only 222 days to Christmas.
Origin
Late 18th century: Latin, from tempus 'time' + fugere 'flee, fly', after fugit inreparabile tempus 'irretrievable time is flying' (Virgil, Georgics 3.284).