Examples of 'ticking over' in a sentence
Meaning of "ticking over"
ticking over - This phrase is commonly used to describe something that is functioning or progressing steadily, especially during a quiet or uneventful period
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ticking over
He keeps the place ticking over smoothly.
Be as quick as possible because the time is fast ticking over.
Things are ticking over nicely here.
Her vital functions are barely ticking over.
We keep the place ticking over just in case.
It must cost a fortune to keep it ticking over.
Just ticking over.
The engine immediately started ticking over.
Keep it ticking over.
Our resources are limited so keep it ticking over.
The sides of this breed have a tan ticking over the black, which produces a striking pattern.
I can see your little brain ticking over.
Baby 's ticking over nicely, and you have been a regular at our Mothercraft classes.
You can probably hear it ticking over.
We could keep the place ticking over for you until you are better . I know.
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I can hear the clock ticking over.
Things are ticking over very nicely, Dr Turner.
Keep cape wrath ticking over.
Oh, ticking over nicely.
So you will keep things ticking over here.
But they are just frequent enough to keep life ticking over.
So he will keep it ticking over here, bro.
You are clearly the one who keeps this place ticking over.
It will keep you ticking over for a good 15 hours.
I watched the seconds ticking over.
Fitting a turbo timer will also help with this problem and keeps the engine ticking over.
We keep things ticking over.
It can not be confined to technical amendments just to keep the European machine ticking over.
To keep things ticking over.
He 's only alive because a tiny pilot light between his shoulders is just ticking over.
I am not nicking it, I am just keeping it ticking over until Nurse Crane gets back.
Which should certainly be enough to get those little grey cells ticking over.
The meter's ticking over.
There are so many people still working to keep our little island ticking over.
It 's just ticking over.
Lucky we have had the lad here to keep things ticking over.
No, the brain is, like, ticking over constantly.
Today the European project seems to be just ticking over.
Keeps the brain ticking over.
Fortunately, your Grandfather, the gallant Archibald, was always around to keep things ticking over.
The volunteer complement were able to keep the shipyard ticking over for another eight months.
He knew Nils was the one that kept this whole bloody place ticking over.
I just wondered how she was getting on? Things are ticking over very nicely, Dr Turner.
So frustrating when you are stuck in a jam, conscious of the meter ticking over.
Whenever she feels like it . We keep the place ticking over just in case.
Even at rest, hummers need a great deal just to keep their bodies ticking over.
Is not " a cover story, [ … ] it will keep things ticking over nicely for them.
Growth has virtually stopped, the processes of life are barely ticking over.
Like it's waiting. Ticking over.
Good on the board though, get those arrest numbers ticking over.
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Just listen to the ticking of the metronome
