tick-tock
Example Sentences
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On March 22, the New York Times published a lengthy and revealing tick-tock account of the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute Trump.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024
Ultimately, the researchers found that the tick-tock of the quasar clocks behaved just as Einstein’s relativity predicts.
From Scientific American • Jul. 19, 2023
When Basman’s king gets tired of his two-step, it’s the Black bishop’s turn to tick-tock between b7 and a8, again twiddling thumbs while White prepares for the final assault.
From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2022
The company is in a tick-tock release pattern of sorts with its popular 6-Series TV.
From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2022
“This grandfather clock will tick-tock away, but to no end, to no purpose.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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