ticking

Example Sentences

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"Our night ended and there was no drama and it was cool. But these things can go sour. You can have a ticking time bomb with that."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

With early voting beginning in some states even sooner, the clock is ticking.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The clock is officially ticking on SpaceX’s huge stock offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"But even at the absolute zero temperature, the ground state, the ticking rate will still be affected by just the quantum fluctuations alone."

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Mr. Barris returns to his drafting table, scratching pencil and ticking clock in harmony once more.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern