phrasal verb

Tick along

Rank #2219Letter TInseparable

2Sections

Make reasonable progress without any serious problems

Meanings

  • Make reasonable progress without any serious problems (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • Things are TICKING ALONG at work while the director's away.
  • My laptop keeps TICKING ALONG at random times.
  • The old machine TICKED ALONG whenever I tried to use it.

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