CLOCK IS TICKING, THE Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

The time (for something to be done) is passing quickly; hurry up. For example, The clock is ticking on that project . This allusion to a stopwatch is often used as an admonition to speed something up. It also is used in more specific form— one's biological clock is ticking —meaning that a woman may soon be too old to bear a child, as in Her biological clock is ticking—she just turned forty .

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The slow rollout of new EVs gives the false impression that we have time when, in reality, the clock is ticking The slow rollout of new EVs gives the false impression that we have time when, in reality, the clock is ticking.

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“The clock is ticking,” the prime minister somberly told the gathering, citing the “invisible and suffocating blanket of CO2” engulfing the planet.

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“The clock is ticking. The U.S. Senate must act,” said Rafael Anchia, a Texas House member and a Democrat.

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The clock is ticking The clock is ticking.

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But the clock is ticking: the talks are now likely to go beyond yet another Brexit deadline - this time Nov. 15 - though negotiators are racing to clinch a deal that would allow enough time for ratification before it kicks in on Dec. 31.

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