time flies when you're having fun

time flies when you're having fun

proverb When you are enjoying something, time seems to move more quickly. This is a set phrase. Wow, it's midnight already? I feel like we just got here. Time flies when you're having fun!
See also: flies, fun, have, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • a woman's work is never done
  • a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
  • a little learning is a dangerous thing
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