ships that pass in the night

Noun

plural plural-only broadly

(simile) Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.

Japanese Meaning

一時的・偶然の出会いで、深いつながりや持続する関係に発展しない人々の遭遇。 / 短く、刹那的な交錯（出会い）の状態を指す表現。

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Our summer flings felt like ships that pass in the night: brief, luminous, and soon gone.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちの夏の恋は、束の間の出会いのようで、短く鮮やかで、すぐに消えていった。

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Sense（1）

[H]e sat down and we got into conversation. There wasn't time to talk much. . . . We got along famously. But—oh, well, it was just another case of ships that pass in the night.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

(by extension) Things which have no significant connection or commonality.

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