Is time really passing by quicker or is it just me?

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Effably · Accepted Answer

Technically time does not exist. Events do.

A second is before it is a unit of time a standardized event we use to represent time. For bragging rights it is actually the number of oscillations of radiation that a cesium 133 atom emits.

Okay. Now to the answer. Because time is fake and events exist what truly makes time go by fast is that we do not experience time but events. As we age we expose ourselves to less new and exciting events, but our body still operates. Which is why it feels like time went by so fast because the number of events were fewer. Which also means that the cure to make time go by slower is to do more interesting things.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Accepted Answer

Objectively speaking . The way we understand time, it is going at the same pace, on earth. Especially from the perspective of a machine? Subjectively speaking . That's us, hello fellow humans! We experience time as a sensation, not as concrete data. Yes, I do feel like time is passing by quicker when I'm enjoying my life, enjoying what I do. Whereas, when disliking what I do, then the passage of time feels absurdly slow to me. I expect us all to have this sensation related to pleasure.

Julie_TS · Accepted Answer

Scientifically speaking, the Earth as actually slowed gradually over time causing days to be minutely longer over the centuries (however, that's not something we can perceive or experience in our day to day life).

But, to your question, I think as we get older, our experiences increase and every day is a smaller percent of our life which may make it feel like it's moving faster. So, it's our perception of time that changes.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There's a book somewhere called "The Quickening" that talks about this phenomenon.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Wait until you are 70 years old! It gradually gets worse and worse!

ohsheeT · Answer

From the 8th to the 14 Everything will change. It's like an spiritual awakening. So yes, time will go faster. You will go through moods uou will be thinking something. Forget about what you're thinking. I mean, all kinds of things are going to be happening, but you'll feel a change, especially on the full moon on the 13th. New beginnings or no where you will become the real you. You should really have a Journalf for the next few days and write down everything that happens.. you will want to be more by your self in these day ... the people you have been nice to. But really the suck The oxygen from you you'll find a nice way to say goodbye

AviatorTom · Answer

According to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the faster you go, the longer time takes, it's called Time Dilation. The converse is also true. The slower you go, the faster time passes.

The Earth's rotation is slowing down. We lost a few milliseconds last year.

Put the two together...

Shiprex · Answer

As one ages the time spent alive for each day becomes less and less significant that is like saying at age 5 a week is a long time because you've only been around for 260 weeks while at 30 a week is only 1 in 1560 so it's about perceived length of time.

LiamJHayden · Answer

It seems quicker. At ten the previous year of your life was 10% of the total. At 20, 5%. I just hit 30, so the past year was 3-1/3% of my life to that point. Each year is a smaller %, so it seems quicker because we compare it to our entire life till then.

DJB72 · Answer

It's all about perspective. Days are long but years are short. Wait until your friends start turning up in the obituary column instead of the awards column...

Levin · Answer

It's kind of weird you're saying that as a young person. But yes, been feeling it for a while. Really emotional for some reason recently, too. Just trying to take it easy.

NathanDavis · Answer

2024 went really quick for me... 2025, not so much...

mstbooblover · Answer

Everything is relative, isn't it? When we are very concentrated for instance on some particular task or activity, we do not notice time passing by.

genericname85 · Answer

The older you are, the quicker time goes by in your perception. Simply because the time you've already experienced becomes larger and larger compared to your known time intervals like minutes, hours, days, months and years.

Finchie40 · Answer

I feel the same way , why the saying Life is to short so live it the best way you can is pretty accurate. Because before we know it , it’s over

OneViewpoint · Answer

Your perspective of time is changing as you age. It will get faster continuously until you die.

Friendlybro79 · Answer

Technically a few days in July and August the earth will be rotating a little faster shortening the actual day. It's by like millisecond but you might just be really in tune with nature lol.

BadApple69 · Answer

lol wait…. Time going faster and faster…. And then you die.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Age does that. The older you get, the faster it goes. When I was a kid, 1 day felt like 3! Now, 3 days feel like 1!!

Desi_Butcher · Answer

Time is passing at it's own pace. We're just too occupied that it seems it's going quicker. I feel the same.

RetroReviews · Answer

Its passing by quickly, I just turned 50 seems like last week I was 14

RavVid · Answer

A year is about a 5% of your life but only 3% of mine, so it seems faster.

Alex-Snow · Answer

Some days seem to fly by and others are a bit slower. Take time to get outside and chill and enjoy nature it heps.

seeyounexttuesday · Answer

It's you. The older you get, a year occupies a smaller percentage of your lifetime. So from your perspective a year starts to fly by when it's only 2% of your lifetime, for example.

talka20 · Answer

Why is this question in Sexuality topic haha? And naah time is not passing quicker

AndrésC64 · Answer

Veritasium

BLP11520 · Answer

It is passing quicker. I can’t explain it when I was a kid days lasted forever a week was an eternity people who work a lot can’t believe the week is already over when it is.👍

Anonymous · Answer

You have a lovely pair of tits, what bra size are you?

fish5505_87 · Answer

Yep, The older you get, the faster it goes, I used to laugh when my family would tell me this, it's true!

Likes2drive · Answer

it goes by fast they’re the older you get from my experience

jahaims · Answer

It's a psychological phenomenon. You can read about it even.

dragoblack · Answer

Perception of time. Also, being inside too long, screws up your internal clock.

hello4433 · Answer

It's passing by quickly. I don't know why it's under sexuality tho

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

No its definitely passing by faster just think we are more than halfway through the year

eagle1951 · Answer

not sure i'm older , so it seems to me like it's taking forever

MasterKS · Answer

That is why i am having sex way more than before. LOL!

exitseven · Answer

Yes, it is a function of the space time continuum.

katiesmuff · Answer

I think we all pretty much think that!

WhitneySnow · Answer

Sometimes it is

Iron_Man · Answer

Its you slow down

bowenw · Answer

Yes and it only gets worse.

Aakash_Hangargi · Answer

Yes past few months passed by rapidly.

Grond21 · Answer

That always happens when we get older.

Deepinthought345 · Answer

Its been Monday for the past 3 days!!

CubaPirate · Answer

It certainly goes faster as I get older

Anonymous · Answer

Nah, it's just you.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Definitely

Naomiii123 · Answer

Yeaaa

Anonymous · Answer

It is

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