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tem·pus fugit
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tempus fugitproverb
time flies .
tempus fugitproverb
"Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.
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Tempus fugit
Tempus fugit is a Latin expression meaning "time flees", more commonly translated as "time flies". It is frequently used as an inscription on clocks. The expression was first recorded in the poem Georgics written by Roman poet Virgil: Sed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus, singula dum capti circumvectamur amore, which means, "But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail." In English, the expression — either in the Latin or English form — is proverbial, generally with the intended sense, "Time's a-wasting". As such, it expresses concern that one's limited time is being consumed by nothing in particular or by something which may have little intrinsic substance, importance, or urgency.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tempus fugit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tempus fugit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Translations for tempus fugit
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- الهارب تيمبوسArabic
- Die Zeit fliehtGerman
- tempus fugitGreek
- Tempus FugitSpanish
- fugit تمپوسPersian
- Tempus fugitHindi
- tempus fugitHungarian
- tempus fugitIndonesian
- il tempo fuggeItalian
- tempus fugitLatin
- tempus fugitNorwegian
- Tempus fugitPolish
- tempus fugitPortuguese
- Tempus fugitSwedish
- tempus fugitTamil
- 腾邦福吉特Chinese
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