The clock is ticking meaning in English

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Definition

The clock is ticking!: Time is passing! We are losing time! idiom
a clock a device for measuring and showing time
My biological clock is ticking!: I am worried I am getting too old to have a baby! idiom
  • "I won't lie to you. My biological clock is ticking. Can you hear it, Icarus?"
  • "Clock is ticking! Horatio : Okay."

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