When the Clock Is Ticking?
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...
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.
Is the clock is ticking a metaphor?
An idiom is a metaphorical figure of speech, and it is understood that it is not a use of literal language. ... The clock is ticking is an idiom that means one is running out of time, that not much time is left to accomplish something, that a deadline is approaching.
Is it time is ticking or clock it ticking?
Member. The expression 'time is ticking' has essentially the same meaning as 'clock is ticking'. Both refer to the sound 'tick-tick' made by mechanical clocks.
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