He held up his hand and began ticking fingers off.

This countdown clock begins ticking at 7 a.m., 18 months after the end of Day 4.

(The clock actually began ticking in 1999, so only 10 years are left.)

The Master Spy pushed the switch over to the sending side and began ticking the key rapidly.

She looked at the ceiling and began ticking methods off.

Right at that moment my mind began ticking over plans for making the most of the situation.

A nerve began ticking on the broad plane of his left cheek.

He began ticking with a variety of internal tremors.

He and his son, my first grandson, were shaking hands over their accomplishment when the warning light came on and the timer began ticking again.

The Clock, it said, "will begin ticking" at approximately 1:30 p.m.