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.
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After a brief hold to resolve last-minute technical glitches, SpaceX resumed the countdown clock to tick away the final seconds before liftoff.
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Bouncing back from a billion-dollar loss is nearly impossible
After billion-dollar disasters come, jobs wash away, savings disappear, home values plummet, school days tick by without attendance, and communities fall further and further behind.
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 21 May 2025
On Thursday, the highs were expected to tick past 80 degrees in some of those spots.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
But as the minutes tick away, the chances of a ‘remontada’ (comeback) become slimmer and slimmer.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Bouncing back from a billion-dollar loss is nearly impossible
After billion-dollar disasters come, jobs wash away, savings disappear, home values plummet, school days tick by without attendance, and communities fall further and further behind.
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 21 May 2025
On Thursday, the highs were expected to tick past 80 degrees in some of those spots.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
But as the minutes tick away, the chances of a ‘remontada’ (comeback) become slimmer and slimmer.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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“Tick away/by/past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20away%2Fby%2Fpast. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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