0 present participle of tick --
1 When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a sound every second: --
2 to mark something with a tick: --
That superb producer of quality meat is only ticking over now, on much reduced turnover and margins.
There is no question of a ticking clock which would exclude servicemen from rightful compensation and war pensions for injury.
So how do third-party campaigners know when the button has been pressed and the year-clock starts ticking?
It should always be remembered that the legal aid clock is ticking at the charge while the solicitor or the barrister is in court.
An immense amount of ingenuity and energy goes into keeping the machine ticking over.
Spir ituality is like that as it "keeps on ticking" even in times of terminal illness when the meaning of life can take an unexpected turn.
This is not to say that the clock does not keep ticking; the passage of time is essential to the recognition that a sequential juxtaposition has occurred.
We heard the ticking of the clock.
