How to Say ‘Time flies’ in Spain Spanish
El tiempo pasa volando
ehl TYEM-poh PAH-sah boh-LAHN-doh
[ehl TYEM-poh PAH-sah boh-LAHN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "time passes flying": the -ando ending works like English "-ing". Swap it in: pasa corriendo "it rushes by".
Phrase Breakdown
El tiempo
ehl TYEM-poh
Time
'Tiempo' means both 'time' and 'weather'. Say 'TYEM-poh'.
No tengo tiempo.
I don't have time.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
tiempo
[TYEM-poh]
time
Refers to the time someone spent with you, often in a professional context.
Tu tiempo en el evento fue muy valioso para mí.
Your time at the event was very valuable to me.
pasa volando
PAH-sah boh-LAHN-doh
flies by
Literally 'passes flying'. 'Volando' is the gerund of 'volar': 'boh-LAHN-doh'.
El verano pasa volando.
Summer flies by.
Words in this phrase
pasa
[PAH-sah]
goes by
Third-person form of 'pasar'; used for time passing.
El verano pasa rápido.
Summer goes by fast.
volando
[boh-LAHN-doh]
flying
Gerund of 'volar'; 'pasar volando' means to fly by.
Los pájaros van volando.
The birds are flying.
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