tick-tock
词源说明
Imitative. See tick.
释义（英文）
感叹词 Interjection
- The sound of the ticking of an analog clock.
- (colloquial) Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.
动词 Verb
- (intransitive) To make continual clicking sounds like those of an analog clock; to tick.
- (intransitive) When marching, to swing arms and legs on the same side at the same time.
名词 Noun
- The sound of a ticking clock.
- (journalism) A step-by-step account of an event or timeline.