YOU SAID:
The year went by so fast
INTO JAPANESE
年はそれほど速く過ぎました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The year passed so quickly
INTO JAPANESE
その年はすぐに過ぎました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
That year passed soon
INTO JAPANESE
その年はもうすぐ過ぎました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
That year has passed soon
INTO JAPANESE
その年はもうすぐ過ぎました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
That year has passed soon
That didn't even make that much sense in English.