# tick tack

idiom · Slang

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tick-tack
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

the track

## Examples

- The horses run fast around the tick tack.
- He spends every Saturday morning at the tick tack watching the local athletes practice their sprints.
- The veteran trainer stood quietly by the fence, observing how the young horse handled the curves of the tick tack during its first morning run.

## Origin

A horse racing term relating to the "tic tac" signals made by bookmakers.

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