- the passing of time/the years
the process of time going by （时间、岁月的）流逝，推移 The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time. 木头的颜色随日久而变深。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- untimely
- lament
- mourn
- mark
- …
- the passing of the years
- the passing of time
- (formal)
the fact of something ending or of somebody dying （事物的）结束，消亡；（人的）亡故，逝世 When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing. 当政府最终垮台，将不会有人为它的消亡而悲哀。 the passing of the old year (= on New Year’s Eve) 除夕日 Many will mourn her passing (= her death, when you do not want to say this directly). 很多人将会为她的过世而悲伤。
Extra ExamplesFew will mourn his passing. 没有什么人会为他的去世而悲伤。 Her death marks the passing of an era. 她的去世标志着一个时代的结束。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- untimely
- lament
- mourn
- mark
- …
- the passing of the years
- the passing of time
- the passing of something
the act of making something become a law （法律等的）通过 the passing of a resolution/law 决议／法律的通过
Idioms
in passing
done or said when your main focus is something different 顺便；随便