TICK AWAY / BY / PAST

Meaning of TICK AWAY / BY / PAST in English

( of time ) to pass :

I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TICK AWAY/BY/PAST — (of time) pass inexorably. → tick
Concise Oxford English vocab
TICK AWAY/BY/PAST — tick away/by/past phrasal verb ( see also ↑ tick ) if time ticks away, by, or past, it passes, especially …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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; …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
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
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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

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