tick away/by/past

phrasal verb

ticked away/by/past; ticking away/by/past; ticks away/by/past

of time

: to pass or go by

Time is ticking away.

She became impatient as the hours ticked by.

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As the minutes tick by and the tension grows, the men debate such issues as whether to show the terrorists on camera. —

Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 Somehow, with their final timeout unused, the Bears let the game’s final 32 seconds tick away with only one snap being taken — a helter-skelter, audibled deep shot from Williams to Rome Odunze that fell incomplete as time expired. —

Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024 After two straight runs, the clock was running and the Nittany Lions could have let the final seconds tick away. —

C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024 Back at the planning base, the hours tick by and Vector, Serge and others keep tabs on the drones via trackers. —

Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tick away/by/past

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