How to Pronounce "the sands of time"
expression
thuh SANDZ uhv TIME
thuh SANDZ ov TIME
Definition
A poetic expression referring to the passing of time, often imagining time as grains of sand falling in an hourglass.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsændz/ /ˈəv/ /ˈtaɪm
British English
ðə, ði/ /sˈændz/ /ˈɒv/ /tˈaɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh SANDZ uhv TIME
UK
thuh SANDZ ov TIME
Listen in Context
The sands of time keep flowing, and we all grow older.
No one can stop the sands of time.
He watched his childhood slip away with the sands of time.
We're all just swept along by the sands of time.