flew by
Went by fast
Flew by describes time passing quickly, often more quickly than expected or desired: The weekend flew by.
The phrase captures the sensation of duration compressed—hours feeling like minutes, years like months.
It can also describe something moving past rapidly in space: A bird flew by the window.
Lasting very briefly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- impermanentNot meant to last
momentary · temporary · passing · brief · transient · fugitive · vanishing · fading
Went beyond or succeeded
- goneNo longer present
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- escapedGot away from confinement
evaporated · drifted · faded · receded · over · spent · concluded · finished
ephemeral
Lasting very briefly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- short-livedLasting only briefly
impermanent · momentary · temporary · passing · brief · transient · fugitive · vanishing · fading
passed
Went beyond or succeeded
- goneNo longer present
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
escaped · evaporated · drifted · faded · receded · over · spent · concluded · finished · history
blur
Lack of sharpness
zoom · whiz · streak · rush · race · sprint · dash · zip · bolt · rocket
whirlwind
Violently rotating air column
daze · trance · absorbed · engrossed · immersed · distortion · unnoticed · unconscious · oblivious