tick by en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of tick past.
The minutes ticked by - nine, eight, seven. The screens behind both goals flashed up images of Scotland fans and their 1000-yard stares. Six minutes to play and Frantzdy Pierrot rises above Grant Hanley and nuts one just wide.
2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ticking by | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ticks by | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ticked by | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ticked by | Tense=Past | lexicographic |