The phrase also appears in various educational and linguistic contexts:
: The concept is most famously explored in his masterpiece À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time), where he examines how objects and smells can trigger "time regained" by bypassing the standard flow of time.
: Used to describe things happening "at the same time".
: In contemporary music, such as the track by Maryam , the phrase is used to explore the feeling that "it's not time that passes, but us that travel through it".
: A specific parenting concept in France referring to quiet time .