sands of time

Noun

literary plural plural-only

(literary) time considered as a finite commodity that is gradually running out, as the sand in an hourglass

Japanese Meaning

有限な資源として、次第に失われていく時間の概念 / 砂時計の砂のように、時間が刻々と消費されていくイメージ

She watched the sands of time slip through the hourglass, feeling the weight of every passing grain.

彼女は時の砂が砂時計を通り抜けるのを見つめ、ひとつひとつの粒が過ぎ去る重さを感じていた。

Sense（1）

(literary) time considered as a finite commodity that is gradually running out, as the sand in an hourglass

the sands of time

（ canonical plural ）