I did my best to tick right with him but it was the silliest performance possible.

Tick Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.

But we have a time bomb ticking in our cities with unemployment.

Her brain ticked with a curious detachment as she considered the news.

The hours ticked by with no word from Joe or his abductors.

But the seconds ticked by, with neither speaking, and it was the sergeant who finally broke.

The clock is ticking in Orlando's favor, with a younger team likely to be strong for at least another four or five years.

Down here ticked the heart of a superb technology with the goal of victory over time itself.

The clock is still ticking with Council, we have time to take it there.

Exploded, and left a brain ticking with a curiously increased efficiency.