time goes by slowly when you are living intensely

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Meaning · English

Time seems to pass slowly when one is fully engaged

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thời gian có vẻ trôi chậm khi bạn hoàn toàn tham gia

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Where it’s used: Used Widespread English
Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “time goes by slowly when you are living intensely” mean?

Time seems to pass slowly when one is fully engaged

Is “time goes by slowly when you are living intensely” formal or informal?

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