tick by

To pass. Used of time: As the minutes ticked by, we became worried that we would miss the train.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Xanthippe	ksahn-teep-pe (Ancient Greek), zan-TIP-ee (English)	Ancient Greek
Talitha	TAL-i-thə (English)	Biblical
HÉLÈNe	e-LEN	French
Jule	[dʒu:l]
Marte	-	Norwegian
Kirstine	-	Danish