tick away

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English

Verb

tick away (third-person singular simple present ticks away, present participle ticking away, simple past and past participle ticked away)

  1. (of time) To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
    • 2011 January 30, “Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Stoke”, in BBC‎[1]:
      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.
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