tick away
English
Verb
tick away (third-person singular simple present ticks away, present participle ticking away, simple past and past participle ticked away)
- (of time) To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
- 1973, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
- Ticking away the moments that make up the dull day
- 2011 January 30, “Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Stoke”, in BBC:
- With time ticking away, Nenad Milijas fell in the box under Huth's challenge, but Sorenson saved the midfielder's spot kick to send the Potters through.
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