- tick away/by/past
- tick away/by/past [phrasal verb]of time : to pass or go by
Time is ticking away.
She became impatient as the hours ticked by.
• • •Main Entry: ↑tick
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tick away/by/past
Look at other dictionaries:
tick away/by/past — (of time) pass inexorably. → tick … English new terms dictionary
tick away — (of time, life, etc) to pass away with the regularity of the ticking of a clock • • • Main Entry: ↑tick * * * ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast derived (of time) to pass • I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away … Useful english dictionary
tick away — phrasal verb Word forms tick away : present tense I/you/we/they tick away he/she/it ticks away present participle ticking away past tense ticked away past participle ticked away 1) tick away or tick by [intransitive] if time ticks away or ticks… … English dictionary
tick — Ⅰ. tick [1] ► NOUN 1) a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a text is correct or has been chosen or checked. 2) a regular short, sharp sound. 3) Brit. informal a moment. ► VERB 1) mark with a tick … English terms dictionary
tick — tick1 [tık] n [Sense: 1,3 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English ticia] 1.) BrE a mark written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with American Equivalent … Dictionary of contemporary English
tick — tick1 noun 1》 Brit. a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen. 2》 a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made every second by a clock or watch. ↘Brit. informal a moment. 3》 Stock Exchange… … English new terms dictionary
tick — I UK [tɪk] / US verb Word forms tick : present tense I/you/we/they tick he/she/it ticks present participle ticking past tense ticked past participle ticked * 1) [intransitive] if a clock or a watch ticks, it makes a quiet sound every second 2)… … English dictionary
tick past — ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast derived (of time) to pass • I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away. Main entry: ↑tickderived … Useful english dictionary
tick by — ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast derived (of time) to pass • I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away. Main entry: ↑tickderived … Useful english dictionary
Tick (comics) — The Tick redirects here. For other uses, see Tick (disambiguation). The Tick The Tick: Comic Con Extravaganza #1 Publication information … Wikipedia
