Two Expressions with the Word время

April 1, 2019 | Tags: Russian idioms

Did you know that we have two main expressions with the meaning “time flies” in Russian, время бежит (literally “time runs”) and время летит (“time flies”)?

For example,

Да, время летит! Прошло уже пять лет! Yes, time flies. Five years have passed already!

Время так быстро бежит! Нам уже сорок лет! Time flies very fast. We are already 40!

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