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.

Examples of tick away/by/past in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dispose of the tick by putting it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed container, wrapping it tightly in tape or flushing it down the toilet. —

Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024 Francis put the date into their phone, but seeing the time tick by in an interminable number of hours and minutes only fueled their anxiety. —

Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024 As the minutes tick by, Kane is forced to consider whether the town even deserves to be saved. —

Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024 As days tick by with no word on an exit, Yulia’s messages are increasingly despairing. —

Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tick away/by/past

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