ticking

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Their arrival, and a contractual deadline for successfully reversing the formula that might cost Les his company, sets up a ticking clock, represented by literal ticking clocks mounted around the laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Matt Wrack, NASUWT's general secretary, said if female teachers are struggling to contain gender-based aggression, it is a "ticking time bomb" and male students need to be helped before "it is too late".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Unemployment bottomed out External link in 2023 and has been slowly ticking up since.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

He was able to just keep ticking over.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Time was at a standstill, except for the relentless ticking of the wall clock.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas