ticking
Example Sentences
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Tilly said the condition felt like a "ticking time bomb"
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The Morandi Bridge was a ticking time bomb. You could hear the ticking, but you didn't know when it was going to explode," prosecutor Walter Cotugno said during the trial.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In this picture, particles display both wave like and particle like behavior, and the familiar flow of time must arise from relationships between different parts of the system rather than from an independent ticking clock.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Act now — the clock on the statute of limitations is already ticking.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The ticking watch urged him not to tarry.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
