Commonly seen on clocks, what it the usual translation of the Latin phrase Tempus Fugit
Tempus fugit when you're having fun". The phrase's full appearance in the "Georgics" is: The phrase is a common motto, particularly on sundials and clocks. Tempus fugit Tempus fugit is a Latin phrase, usually translated into English as "time flies". The expression comes from line 284 of book 3 of Virgil's "Georgics", where it appears as "fugit" "inreparabile" "tempus": "it escapes, irretrievable time". The phrase is used in both its Latin and English forms as a proverb that "time's a-wasting". "Tempus fugit", however, is typically employed as an admonition against sloth and procrastination (cf. "carpe diem") rather than a motto in favor
Tempus Fugit (The X-Files) Tempus Fugit (The X-Files) "Tempus Fugit" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files". It premiered on the Fox network on . It was directed by Rob Bowman, and written by Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter. "Tempus Fugit" featured guest appearances by Joe Spano, Tom O'Brien and Brendan Beiser, and saw the return of Scott Bellis as alien abductee Max Fenig. The episode helped to explore the overarching mythology, or fictional history of "The X-Files". "Tempus Fugit" earned a Nielsen household rating of 11.9, being watched by 18.85 million