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Thesaurus: clock is ticking

clock is ticking (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the and often followed by for) Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.

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  1. clock is ticking (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the and often followed by for) Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.