Idiom
clock is ticking
Meaning
Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The clock is ticking on our project deadline.”
“We must finish this report by five o'clock, and the clock is ticking.”
“As the final hours of the negotiation approached, the mediator reminded both parties that the clock is ticking on their opportunity for a peaceful resolution.”
Examples
simple
“The clock is ticking on our project deadline.”
contextual
“We must finish this report by five o'clock, and the clock is ticking.”
complex
“As the final hours of the negotiation approached, the mediator reminded both parties that the clock is ticking on their opportunity for a peaceful resolution.”
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