"time flies when you're having fun" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} time flies when you're having fun
  1. Time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself. Related terms: a watched pot never boils Translations (time seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself): il tempo vola quando ci si diverte (Italian), o tempo voa quando a gente se diverte (Portuguese), tiden går fort när man har roligt (Swedish), час летить, коли вам весело (čas letytʹ, koly vam veselo) (Ukrainian)
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