光こう陰いん矢やのごとし

expression

time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

A classical proverb emphasizing the swift passage of time. Often used in reflective or cautionary contexts.

• 光こう陰いん矢やのごとし、気きがつけばもう一いち年ねんが過すぎていた。

  Time flies like an arrow; before I knew it, another year had passed.

• 「光こう陰いん矢やのごとし」と言いうように、若わかい日ひ々びはあっという間まに過すぎ去さる。

  As the saying goes, 'time flies like an arrow,' and one's youth passes in the blink of an eye.