Riddle

Sometimes I fly as fast as the speed of light. Sometime I crawl as slow as a snail. Unknown until I am measured but you will certainly miss me when I'm gone. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.speed
B.light
C.distance
D.time
Hint: It's a word with 4 letters, starting with "T".

Answer

time

Why this is the answer

Time can seem to fly by in an instant or crawl painfully slowly, is invisible until measured by a clock, and is always missed most once it has run out.

This riddle is filed under Long Riddles and rated Medium.

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