(My,) how time flies.

(My,) how time flies.
(My,) how time flies.
1. Time has gone by quickly, it is time for me to go. •

Bill: Look at the clock! Mary: How time flies! I guess you'll be going. Bill: Yes, I have to get up early.

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John: My watch says it's nearly midnight. How time flies! Jane: Yes, it's late. We really must go.

2. Time passes quickly. (Said especially when talking about how children grow and develop.) •

“Look at how big Billy is getting,” said Uncle Michael. “My, how time flies.”

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Tom: It seems it was just yesterday that I graduated from high school. Now I'm a grandfather. Mary: My, how time flies.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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