It has been ticking away for around 250 years.

On top of this, the environmental time bomb that has been ticking away for years now seems ready to explode.

"The time is ticking for China on this front."

The watch ticked for a long time, very loudly in the captain's ears.

Muffled mechanism would tick for five minutes, then go off.

The clock might tick itself to death for all she cared.

Then he waited, as the seconds ticked slowly by, for his mom to go to bed.

The clock is ticking for these people, and they know it.

It would tick over perfectly without her for a few weeks.

Although it has been good to you so far, I think time might be ticking for this car.