tempus fugit?

Question

How do you say "time flies" in Latin? "Tempus fugit." Is that spelled correctly?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Literal translation is 'TIme flees' but usually given as 'Time flies'. You got the spelling right!

Answer 2

Tempus fugit
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 used in the verse Georgica written by Roman poet Virgil: Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus, which means, "But it flees in the meantime: irretrievable time flees".

Uses in modern entertainment and literature

It is the title of a composition by the progressive rock group Yes, from the album Drama.

It is also the title of a famous composition Tempus Fugue-It (aka Tempus Fugit) by the jazz pianist Bud Powell.

The phrase was as the title for an episode of The X-Files, in which time flies--in fact disappears entirely.

Sir Walter Ralegh combines carpe diem and tempus fugit to show the theme of his famous poem "The Nymph's Reply To The Shepherd" in an unusual way. Normally, we should seize the day because time flies. In his poem, Ralegh argues that because time flies, we should not seize the day.

Temple Fugate, a play on the phrase, is the real name of the Clock King, a time-themed villain in Batman: The Animated Series.

Answer 3

It is right . Part of the head is called 'temple' because white hairs first appear there, reminding us that time is flying.