fly by

• Partikelverb, das ausdrückt, dass die Zeit sehr schnell vergeht, oder dass sich etwas oder jemand schnell an etwas oder jemandem vorbei bewegt.

A phrasal verb used to indicate that time passes very quickly, or to move past something or someone swiftly.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Pass quicklyinformal

   To pass or go by very quickly, especially when referring to time.

   Vorbeifliegen

   • The weekend just flew by.
   • Time flies by when you're having fun.
   • The years flew by before we knew it.

   Synonymeslip byzip by

   Antonymedrag

2. Pass near quicklyinformal

   To move past someone or something quickly, often in the air.

   Vorbeifliegen

   • A bird flew by my window.
   • The car flew by us on the highway.
   • We watched the planes fly by overhead.

   Synonymebuzz

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