1.   Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by.

2.   As time ticked by at Gatwick, Keith feared there were last minute problems in Immigration, but eventually Mae passed through customs.

3.   As time ticks down to the turn of the century, there are other considerations as well.

4.   As time ticks by, the stay-at-home crowd becomes dominant and so the shows gradually switch to softer segments about health, cooking, dieting and preening.

5.   But Carter acknowledges that time is ticking, and, despite his good health, the day when he and Rosalynn will not be as active is drawing near.

6.   He ducked one cooler full of water as time ticked down, but not a second cooler.

7.   I let the time tick to where I had the court right where I wanted it.

8.   In Big Bend, time has ticked a heaven round the stars, and the effect is overwhelming.

9.   They set it up with Garnett taking the ball at the top of the key, the time ticking down to five seconds.

10.   Time is ticking.