Idiom
time is ticking
Meaning
Synonym of clock is ticking.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Hurry up because time is ticking.”
“The deadline for the project is tomorrow, so time is ticking for us to finish.”
“As the final seconds of the negotiation approached, the mediator reminded both parties that time was ticking toward a total collapse of the deal.”
Examples
simple
“Hurry up because time is ticking.”
contextual
“The deadline for the project is tomorrow, so time is ticking for us to finish.”
complex
“As the final seconds of the negotiation approached, the mediator reminded both parties that time was ticking toward a total collapse of the deal.”
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