Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clock is ticking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: clock- is tick-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: tick-tock (interjection)"
"I have the feeling that even while the clock is ticking we are moving on to terrible things."
"The clock is ticking for Mikhail Gorbachev too. Of all the failures of political and economic theory in this century, the Soviet failure is the most spectacular."
"You must be Jules, which would make you Vincent. Let's get down to brass tacks, gentlemen. If I was informed correctly, the clock is ticking. Is that right, Jimmie?"
""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.""
"The clock is ticking. And with every tick, the Trudeau government’s goal of bringing 25,000 refugees from the Middle East to Canada by the end of the year grows more improbable."

Phrases

time flies

Frequently Paired Words

time flies time is up time is ripe time is of the essence

Synonyms

clock is running time is ticking time is short tick-tock

Questions

What does clock is ticking mean?: Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.

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