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tick away
tick away
tick away
[for seconds or minutes] to go by as the clock ticks.
The seconds ticked away as the fateful time got closer. As time ticked away, the surgeons worked feverishly to repair the walls of Roger's heart.
See also:
away
,
tick
tick away
v.
1.
To function characteristically or well:
That old car is still ticking away.
2.
To be gradually depleted. Used of an interval of time:
The final seconds ticked away.
See also:
away
,
tick
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