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tempus fugit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
tem-pus fugit
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of time flies.

proverb

Expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment; often, synonym of life is short.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tempus fugit, from the third book of the Georgics by the Roman poet Virgil (70–19 BCE): sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus (“meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes”, literally “but it flees meanwhile: irretrievable time flees”).

Synonyms

time flies

Questions

What does tempus fugit mean?
Synonym of time flies.
Where does tempus fugit come from?
Borrowed from Latin tempus fugit, from the third book of the Georgics by the Roman poet Virgil (70–19 BCE): sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus (“meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes”, literally “but it flees meanwhile: irretrievable time flees”).

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