Synonyms and antonyms of The passing of time in British Thesaurus

passing (noun)

the process by which time passes

go by ()

if time goes by, it passes

wear on ()

if time wears on, it passes

tick away ()

if time ticks away or ticks by, it passes

elapse (verb)

formal if time elapses, it passes

intervene (verb)

if time intervenes, it passes before you do something or before something happens

creep by ()

if time creeps by, it passes very slowly

slip by ()

if time or an opportunity slips by, it passes and you fail to use it or to gain an advantage from it

time flies ()

used for saying that time seems to be passing very quickly

the passage of time ()

the process by which time passes

be/take long ()

used for saying or asking whether you will have to wait a long time for someone or something to be ready, arrive, or happen

the clock is ticking ()

used for saying that someone must do something quickly because there will soon be no more time left

elapsed time (noun)

the amount of time that has passed since a particular process started, especially compared with the amount of time that was calculated for it in a plan

go (verb)

if time goes in a particular way, it passes in that way

go on ()

if time goes on, it passes

near (verb)

if a time or event nears, it gets closer

on the clock ()

the amount of time on the clock is the amount of time since something started. The amount of time left on the clock or still on the clock is the amount of time before something finishes.

the sands of time ()

a way of referring to time, especially when you are talking about it passing very quickly

take (verb)

to need a particular amount of time to happen or to do something

turn into ()

if one period of time turns into another longer period of time, the amount of time that passes increases in a way that is noticeable

with (preposition)

changing as time passes

year by year ()

as time passes