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Hello Gulmira:
Would like to see more of the context, but generally, Time-----Ticks----Away,
one second at a time, on a clock.
So, for example, one might read something like this:
"My life is ticking away."
---Warm Regards, Bruce
Would like to see more of the context, but generally, Time-----Ticks----Away,
one second at a time, on a clock.
So, for example, one might read something like this:
"My life is ticking away."
---Warm Regards, Bruce
'Tick away' is an idiom meaning for the seconds or minutes]to go by as the clock ticks. Examples: The seconds tick away as the fateful time approaches.
As time ticked away, the surgeons worked feverishly to repair Roger's heart.
As time ticked away, the surgeons worked feverishly to repair Roger's heart.
It's a phrasal verb, which means time goes past. Another variation would be 'tick by' (e.g., Time ticks by unnoticeably).
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