tick away
verb1
Of time To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
- Ticking away the moments that make up the dull day1973, Roger Waters, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
- With time ticking away, Nenad Milijas fell in the box under Huth's challenge, but Sorenson saved the midfielder's spot kick to send the Potters through.2011 January 30, “Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Stoke”, in BBC:
1 more example
- The clock is ticking away the minutes in our allotted meeting time.2024 February 19, Paul Clifton, “I am absolutely committed to reforming the railway”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 41: