How to Say ‘Time flies’ in Mexican Spanish
El tiempo se pasa volando
el tee-EHM-poh seh PAH-sah boh-LAHN-doh
[el tee-EHM-poh seh PAH-sah boh-LAHN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: volando "flying" is an -ing form that tells you how something happens. The same pattern shows up in se fue corriendo "he ran off".
Phrase Breakdown
El tiempo
el tee-EHM-poh
Time
'Tiempo' means time, and also weather. Sounds like 'TYEM-po'.
No tengo tiempo.
I don't have time.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
tiempo
[tee-EHM-poh]
time
Refers to the other person’s time, attention, or availability.
Gracias por compartir tu "tiempo" conmigo después de la conferencia.
Thank you for sharing your time with me after the conference.
se pasa volando
seh PAH-sah boh-LAHN-doh
flies by
Literally 'passes flying'. An idiom for time going fast.
El fin de semana se pasa volando.
The weekend flies by.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
itself (reflexive)
Reflexive pronoun used with 'pasar' for time going by.
El día se pasa rápido.
The day goes by fast.
pasa
[PAH-sah]
goes by / passes
With 'se', describes time passing.
La semana se pasa lenta.
The week goes by slowly.
volando
[boh-LAHN-doh]
flying
Gerund of 'volar'; 'pasar volando' = to fly by.
Las vacaciones pasaron volando.
The vacation flew by.
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