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Time is like a flying arrow, and in a blink of an eye another year comes to mind. What idioms come to mind?

I thought: "Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle."

Interpretation: Time is as fast as an arrow shot out, and the sun and moon are as fast as the shuttle on a textile loom. Time flies by metaphorically.

Pinyin: guāngyīnsìjiàn, rìyuèrúsuō

Source: Chapter 8 of "Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua": "Time flies like an arrow, the sun and the moon fly by, and it is as early as the sixth day of August."

Dynasty: Ming

Author: Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng

Sentence: A waste of time reminds me of a famous saying: The sun and the moon fly like a shuttle, and time flies like an arrow. We should cherish time and race against time. Although people can never outrun time, a small step will be of great benefit to you!

Extended information:

Description Other idioms about how time passes quickly are: changing with each passing day, passing by in vain

1. Changing with each passing day [ rì xīn yuè yì ]

Interpretation: There are new changes every day and every month. Describes rapid development and progress: the face of the motherland is changing with each passing day.

Source: "Book of Rites·University": "New every day, new every day."

Translation: If you can be new every day, you should keep it new every day. Still need to update.

Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty

Author: Dai Sheng

2. Baiju passes through the gap [bái jū guò xì]

Interpretation: It means like white The horse galloped past the gap and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Describe time passing very quickly.

Source: "Zhuangzi Zhibeiyou": "Life is between heaven and earth; just like the passing of a white horse, it is all sudden."

Translation: Life is between heaven and earth. Like a horse passing through a narrow passage, it just passes by in an instant.

Dynasties: Spring and Autumn Period

Author: Zhuangzi