tick down
Intermediate (B1)neutral
A clock or timer going down toward zero, like a countdown.
"The game clock ticked down to the final three seconds as the crowd held its breath."
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But the clock, she continues to tick down.

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the 29-yard line as we tick down under a minute.

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ESPN MLB · 0:00
That's when the aches and pains and the velocity can tick down.