ticking

Example Sentences

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With early voting beginning in some states even sooner, the clock is ticking.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

As always, a clock is ticking on any legal action you choose to take.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

"But even at the absolute zero temperature, the ground state, the ticking rate will still be affected by just the quantum fluctuations alone."

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The stock market has put worries about higher oil prices behind it, but they may be a ticking time bomb waiting to derail the current rally.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In the meantime the clock was ticking as we drew closer and closer to the end of the decade in which President Kennedy had promised we would put a man on the moon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson