TICK AWAY/BY/PAST

Meaning of TICK AWAY/BY/PAST in English

tick away/by/past phrasal verb ( see also ↑ tick )

if time ticks away, by, or past, it passes, especially when you are waiting for something to happen:

We need a decision – time’s ticking away.

The minutes ticked past and still she didn’t call.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

TICK AWAY/BY/PAST — (of time) pass inexorably. → tick
Concise Oxford English vocab
TICK AWAY / BY / PAST — ( of time ) to pass : I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TICK — I. ˈtik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tyke, teke; akin to Old English ticia tick, Middle High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAST — I. ˈpast, ˈpaa(ə)st, ˈpaist, ˈpȧst adjective Etymology: Middle English passed, past, from past participle of passen to pass 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TICK — tick 1 /tik/ , n. 1. a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 2. Chiefly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAST — /past, pahst/ , adj. 1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TICK — I. ˈtik noun Etymology: Middle English tyke, teke; akin to Middle High German zeche tick, Armenian tiz Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAST — I. ˈpast adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass Date: 14th century 1. a. : ago …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TICK — noun ticking. ·see ticking, ·noun. 2. tick ·vi to go on trust, or credit. 3. tick ·noun a quick, audible …
Webster English vocab
PAST — adv by; beyond; as, he ran past. 2. past ·prep above; exceeding; more than. 3. past ·prep beyond, in time; …
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BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
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AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
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TICK — [tick] n [ME tyke, teke; akin to MHG zeche tick, Arm tiz] (14c) 1: any of a superfamily (Ixodoidea of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAST — [past] adj [ME, fr. pp. of passen to pass] (14c) 1 a: ago "12 years ~" b: just gone or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAST — past BrE AmE pɑːst § pæst AmE pæst ▶ ˌ past ˈ master BrE AmE ▶ ˌ past ˈ participle, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TICK — / tɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] tick (away) ( of a clock, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — / pɑːst; NAmE pæst/ adjective , noun , preposition , adverb ■ adjective 1. gone by in time : in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TICK — I. tick 1 /tɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3-5: Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ] [ Sense 2: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAST — I. past 1 S1 W1 /pɑːst $ pæst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Old past participle of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TICK — n. & v. --n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TICK — n. & v. n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1. gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
TICK — ( ticks, ticking, ticked) 1. A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — ( pasts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TICK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clock ticks (= makes regular quiet sounds that shows it is working ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) quarter past (sth) British English ( also (a) quarter after (sth) American English …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAST — (BEYOND) [preposition], [adverb] [not gradable] - in or to a position that is beyond a particular pointI live on Station …
Cambridge English vocab
AWAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TICK — I. noun Tick is used before these nouns: ↑ box II. verb 1 of a clock, etc. ADVERB ▪ loudly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAST — See ↑ AFTER 3, ↑ PASS/GO PAST 1, ↑ PAST 1, ↑ TIME 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be living in …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAST — INDEX: 1. the past 2. all the things that have happened in the past 3. when something happened or was …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
TICK — n. 25B6; noun put a tick against the item of your choice : mark, stroke; N. Amer. check, check mark. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAST — n. 25B6; adjective memories of times past : GONE (BY), over (and done with), no more, done, bygone, former, (of) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAST — adj. 1 over, done, finished, (over and) done with, gone (and forgotten), dead (and buried or gone), defunct The day …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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