time's ticking away

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• time is ticking away —    The expression time is ticking away can be used when you see the minutes or seconds going by as the clock ticks, especially when you are waiting anxiously for something to happen.     We need to intervene before it s too late. Time s ticking… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• away — I. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. on the way ; along < get away early > 2. from this or that place < go away > 3. a. in a secure place or manner < locked away > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tick away — or tick on PHRASAL VERB If you say that the clock or time is ticking away, ticking by, or ticking on, you mean that time is passing, especially when there is something that needs to be done or when you are waiting for something to happen. → See… …   English dictionary

• tick away/by/past — [phrasal verb] of time : to pass or go by Time is ticking away. She became impatient as the hours ticked by. • • • Main Entry: ↑tick …   Useful english dictionary

• Time travel — This article details time travel itself. For other uses, see Time Traveler. Time travel is the concept of moving between different moments in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space, either sending objects (or in… …   Wikipedia

• Time dilation — This article is about a concept in physics. For the concept in sociology, see time displacement. In the theory of relativity, time dilation is an observed difference of elapsed time between two events as measured by observers either moving… …   Wikipedia

• Time discipline — In sociology and anthropology, time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people s… …   Wikipedia

• Time Enough at Last — Infobox Television episode Title = Time Enough at Last Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Burgess Meredith as Henry Bemis Season = 1 Episode = 8 Airdate = November 20, 1959 Production = 173 3614 Writer = Rod Serling (Original story: Lyn… …   Wikipedia

• Time loop — A time loop or temporal loop is a common plot device in science fiction (especially in universes where time travel is commonplace) in which time runs normally for a set period (usually a day or a few hours) but then skips back like a broken… …   Wikipedia

• tick away — (of time, life, etc) to pass away with the regularity of the ticking of a clock • • • Main Entry: ↑tick * * * ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast derived (of time) to pass • I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away …   Useful english dictionary

• tick away — phrasal verb Word forms tick away : present tense I/you/we/they tick away he/she/it ticks away present participle ticking away past tense ticked away past participle ticked away 1) tick away or tick by [intransitive] if time ticks away or ticks… …   English dictionary