tick away
phrasal verbtick away/by/past
- (of time
) to pass时间 过去;流逝 - I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away.
我必须在两点前赶到机场,时间正在一分一秒地过去。
- I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away.
tick something away
- (of a clock, etc.
) to mark the time as it passes钟表等 标示时间流逝 - The clock ticked away the minutes.
钟表显示时间一分一秒地过去。
- The clock ticked away the minutes.