A small aged brass hourglass with almost no sand left in the top, casting a long soft shadow on a dark blue background.

Original artwork, not a still

Waiting for Godot ‧ 1952

Samuel Beckett

How time flies when one has fun!

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The familiar observation links enjoyment with a sense of time passing quickly. Its exclamation can carry delight or irony, depending on how it is heard. The words give a neat measure of an experience through its apparent speed, while leaving the quality of that experience open.

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