tick tock

See also: ticktock and tick-tock

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeia based on tick.

Interjection

The sound of a ticking clock.

Derived terms

tick-tock model

Translations

sound of a ticking clock

French: tic-tac (fr)
Hungarian: tik-tak
Italian: tic tac, tictac

Maori: tatetate
Spanish: tictac, tic tac, tic-tac

Noun

tick tock (plural tick tocks)

The sound of a ticking clock.
(journalism) A step-by-step account of an event or timeline.

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