tick-tock
Example Sentences
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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
The company is in a tick-tock release pattern of sorts with its popular 6-Series TV.
From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2022
To the relentless, rhythmic beat of a tick-tock soundtrack, words unfold on the video screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2022
“I’m not going to relitigate the tick-tock of yesterday from here today,” Ms. Psaki said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2021
When the hands tick-tock onto the four, the monkeys go home and the jabberjays come out to play.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
