Time Expressions

fleeting (a)

ngắn

brief

a fleeting moment of happiness

be pressed for time (idiom)

đang rất vội, không có đủ thời gian

I'd love to stop and talk, but I'm pressed for time.

there aren’t enough hours in the day

there isn’t enough time in the day

không có đủ thời gian trong ngày (có quá nhiều việc phải làm)

I have so much work to do; there just aren't enough hours in the day.

have time on your hands

rảnh rỗi, dư thời gian

have the time of your life

có khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời nhất

in (next to) no time

so soon or so quickly

The kids will be leaving home in no time.

in the blink of an eye

trong chớp mắt

time flies / time goes so fast

thời gian trôi quá nhanh

time passes

thời gian trôi qua

Almost fifty years have passed since that day.

in retrospect

nhìn lại quá khứ và có góc nhìn khác

In retrospect, I think that I was wrong.