The steady ticking of relays through the graph counters and monitors held at an even pace.
A piece commissioned for the festival, "Defender," started with the steady ticking of a log drum.
One appears, then another, then another, and so on, almost like the steady ticking of a metronome.
He put the watch to his ear just for the company of its sound; the small, steady ticking of the seconds.
They had not spoken since George had gone outside, no sound except the steady hollow ticking of the clock on the mantelpiece.
Aside from the steady ticking of a clock that sits on the bookshelf, it's quiet in the house.
From within came a steady ticking, like a bomb.
The steady ticking of a watch in a quiet room crashed like torture against his unshielded brain.
The only sound in the town house was the slow, steady ticking of my schoolhouse clock.
Nothing greeted me but a soft, steady ticking.