45 Riddles About Time

It was time before the world started, it will be time after the world will end. 

To be honest, time in itself is a riddle. 

So vast, so unique and so mysterious. 

And in order to add fuel to the fire, here are some kickass time related riddles exclusively for you. 

Riddles about Time

1. I am in a race that never ends. Running without legs, I pass cities, towns, and bends. I am often watched, yet I never see. What am I?
   
   
2. I have hands but cannot clap, a face but cannot smile. I’m in your house, often making a ticking sound. What am I?
   
   
3. You visit me often, but never for long. I age by the second, my face is always changing, yet remains the same. What am I?
   
   
4. I flow from top to bottom, never rising, never stopping. Grains within me, yet I’m not alive. Time is my measure, though I’m not a clock. What am I?
   
   
5. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
   
   
6. Today I am here, but tomorrow I am gone. I am always ahead, never behind. I am the future, never the past. What am I?
   
   
7. I am the moment between day and night, when the sky is a blend of light. Neither sun nor moon, but a fleeting middle. What am I?
   
   
8. I travel the world but stay in the corner. I mark the passing of days, yet I do not count the hours. What am I?
   
   
9. I’ve been around for centuries, but I’m no more than a month old. I am present in calendars, but absent in time. What am I?
   
   
10. I preserve moments, yet I’m not a memory. I hold images of the past, but I do not age. What am I?
    
    
11. I follow you by day, move when you move, standing still when you’re still. I’m absent in darkness, present in light. What am I?
    
    
12. I begin anew every 24 hours, bringing hope and end. I’m always moving forward, yet I repeat endlessly. What am I?
    
    
13. I am always taking something away, never returning it. You can’t hold me, but you can waste me. What am I?
    
    
14. I record your life in numbers, yet I don’t know your story. I’m often watched, yet I don’t perform. What am I?
    
    
15. I witness your joys, sorrows, and mundane moments, always moving, never pausing. You check on me, but I never check on you. What am I?
    
    
16. I divide the future from the past, a thin line that’s never crossed. Always present, never lasting. What am I?
    
    
17. I travel around the world but stay in my corner. I am essential for travel, yet I do not move. What am I?
    
    
18. I stand tall and grand, marking the passage of hours. I chime, I strike, but I do not talk. What am I?
    
    
19. I run faster than any man, crossing countries in a single stride. You can’t outrun me, yet I have no legs. What am I?
    
    
20. I wake up at dawn and sleep at dusk. My hands move throughout the day, yet I do not stir. What am I?
    
    
21. I have seen empires rise and fall, witnessed the change of centuries, yet I do not speak. What am I?
    
    
22. I count down to your important moments, yet I make no sound. I am often watched as I approach zero. What am I?
    
    
23. I dance without feet, flicker without flame. Seen in moments of joy and sorrow, I am constant yet ever-changing. What am I?
    
    
24. I am with you from birth until death, always moving forward. I can be saved, spent, or wasted, but never stopped. What am I?
    
    
25. I paint the world in light and dark, creating shades with my movement. I am intangible, yet my work is clear. What am I?
    
    
26. I am always coming but never arrive today. I am the promise of what is yet to come. What am I?
    
    
27. I have witnessed epochs and eras, yet I am as young as the current second. I am omnipresent in history, yet I belong to no one. What am I?
    
    
28. I flow without water, race without feet. Through valleys of moments and mountains of decades, I travel. What am I?
    
    
29. I show you your past but never your future. I am filled with memories, yet I do not remember. What am I?
    
    
30. I shape every life, carve lines on faces, and turn the new into old. I am relentless, yet I am cherished. What am I?
    
    
31. I flow without water, rush without wind. I have banks but no money. What am I?
    
    
32. I chase the day, flee the night, yet I never move from my place. What am I?
    
    
33. I paint the world every day, but my brush is unseen. I create light and dark but am neither. What am I?
    
    
34. I am always in front of you but often forgotten. I represent what’s to come, not what has been. What am I?
    
    
35. I nurture growth and bring decay, I witness life and herald change. Yet, I neither sow nor reap. What am I?
    
    
36. I watch over history, yet I do not judge. I am always looking forward but often reflect back. What am I?
    
    
37. I connect yesterday and tomorrow, but I am not a day. I am always here, yet I am always moving. What am I?
    
    
38. I guide without words, show without sight. I bring you to moments but stay behind. What am I?
    
    
39. I teach without speaking, show without pointing. I represent knowledge but hold no information. What am I?
    
    
40. I travel without moving, from life to life, seen in youth and in age. What am I?
    
    
41. I tell a story without words, a tale of seasons and years. What am I?
    
    
42. I am a maze without walls, a journey without end. You travel through me, but I remain still. What am I?
    
    
43. I mark time but am not a clock, seen in the night, guiding sailors and dreamers alike. What am I?
    
    
44. I am always with you, but you cannot touch me. I follow you in life, but you cannot outrun me. What am I?
    
    
45. I capture moments but am not a camera. I hold memories but have no mind. What am I?

Answers

1. A Clock.
   
   
2. A Clock.
   
   
3. A Clock or a Watch.
   
   
4. An Hourglass.
   
   
5. An Echo.
   
   
6. Tomorrow.
   
   
7. Twilight or Dusk.
   
   
8. A Stamp.
   
   
9. The Moon.
   
   
10. A Photograph or Photo Album.
    
    
11. Your Shadow.
    
    
12. A Day.
    
    
13. Time.
    
    
14. A Calendar.
    
    
15. A Clock or a Watch.
    
    
16. The Present Moment.
    
    
17. A Postage Stamp.
    
    
18. A Grandfather Clock.
    
    
19. Light.
    
    
20. A Sun Dial.
    
    
21. A Historical Monument or Building.
    
    
22. A Timer or Countdown Clock.
    
    
23. A Shadow.
    
    
24. Time.
    
    
25. Sunlight.
    
    
26. Tomorrow.
    
    
27. Time.
    
    
28. Time.
    
    
29. A Photograph or Photo Album.
    
    
30. Time.
    
    
31. A River of Time.
    
    
32. A Shadow.
    
    
33. Sunlight or Daylight.
    
    
34. The Future.
    
    
35. Time.
    
    
36. A Clock or a Watch.
    
    
37. Today.
    
    
38. A Calendar.
    
    
39. A History Book.
    
    
40. Age or Time.
    
    
41. A Tree or its Rings.
    
    
42. Time.
    
    
43. The Stars or Constellations.
    
    
44. Time or Age.
    
    
45. A Journal or Diary.