Examples of 'tick away' in a sentence
Meaning of "tick away"
tick away: This phrase describes the passing of time or moments, often with the connotation of time slipping by quickly or steadily
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- To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
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They will tick away no matter what we do.
The last few seconds tick away.
They tick away inside of us.
And at night you hear the time tick away.
I was watching it tick away like a rare and delicate clock.
He said it made people watch their lives tick away.
Money and patience tick away at the same rate.
And watch the rest of your life tick away.
You are one tick away from becoming an accessory to corruption.
And thinking that genius is just a tick away from madness.
As our final hours tick away we do not hear reports of panic or lawlessness.
Tension is mounting to fever pitch as the last seconds of the programme tick away.
Must of watched his life tick away with every minute.
Body clocks tick away in the cells of plants and animals throughout the forest.
Must have watched his life tick away with every minute.
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An art to putting your mind somewhere else while the seconds slowly tick away.
Second tick away.
Possibly provide a prize to find the best new invention watching their little minds tick away.
I am hearing our mission clock tick away but I need to give Jesse some space.
Because the alternative is just to … wait and watch your life tick away.
Gently pull the tick away from the host 's skin.
On the couch, by you all day As the minutes tick away.
She 's a tick away from morbid obesity.
For them, the minutes and hours tick away much too slowly.
She 's a tick away from morbid obesity . Her mother imported her.
He means talk . ah, we are aloon so tick away.
They just … They tick away inside of us.
While you're doing that the 48 hours will just tick away.
They will tick away no matter what we do . Mr. Gray.
You okay? It is necessary to tick away.
See, I have to meet her in an hour, but the clock just will not tick away.
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