I would say:
The past passed very quickly.
This is an example of D. irony.
Irony is when you say something which is actually the opposite of what you think, in order to make a funny statement. So, this person said the doctor was unusually prompt (which means punctual, someone who always arrives on time), even though he was half an hour late. <span />
A work that has “coherence” presents ideas that are logically arranged to help the reader better understand the text.
Coherence in a text is essential to provide the reader a smooth reading experience. A text is coherent when certain characteristics are met: topics are related and follow a logical order, vocabulary is easy to read and straightforward, grammar structures add cohesion and clarity, literary resources are correctly used (example: parallelism).
