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clock is ticking

clock is ticking phrase: time is running out; a deadline is approaching.

Phrase

clock is ticking

  1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the and often followed by for) Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.
    • Near-synonym: tick-tock (interjection)
    • I have the feeling that even while the clock is ticking we are moving on to terrible things.1922, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 2, in The Great Prince Shan

clock is ticking meaning in Tamil and Bengali

clock is ticking in Tamil

time is running out; a deadline is approaching
மணி ஆகிறது maṇi ākiṟatu

clock is ticking in Bengali

একটি সময়সীমা ঘনিয়ে আসছে

Examples of clock is ticking in a sentence

  • The clock is ticking for Mikhail Gorbachev too.1986 April 23, James Reston, “Washington The Ticking Clock”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Dec 2015:
  • If I was informed correctly, the clock is ticking.1994 May 21, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel), Los Angeles, Calif.: Miramax Films...
  • "We know the clock is ticking, and the longer it takes us to find the person who has been kidnapped, the less likely the case is to have a successful outcome."2006 February 19, Alasdair Palmer, “‘We know the clock is ticking. Kidnap is a murder waiting to happen’”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 22...

Synonyms of clock is ticking

Questions about clock is ticking

What does clock is ticking mean?
Clock is ticking means time is running out; a deadline is approaching.
What is clock is ticking in Tamil?
Clock is ticking in Tamil is மணி ஆகிறது (maṇi ākiṟatu). See Clock is ticking meaning in Tamil.
How do you use clock is ticking in a sentence?
The clock is ticking for Mikhail Gorbachev too.
What part of speech is clock is ticking?
Clock is ticking is a phrase.

Words near clock is ticking in the dictionary

  1. clock golf
  2. clock hour
  3. clock hours
  4. clock in
  5. clock is running
  6. clock is ticking
  7. clock it
  8. clock jack
  9. clock jacks
  10. clock key
  11. clock move

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