| clock tick | 13.30 | A clock ticks. | ||
| minute tick | 1.18 | Minutes ticked into hours. | ||
| second tick | 1.18 | A few silent seconds ticked by. | ||
| hour tick | 0.79 | Another hour ticked slowly by. | ||
| time tick | 0.79 | Time is ticking. | ||
| ball tick | 0.39 | The ball ticked off his glove as he slid. | ||
| inflation tick | 0.33 | Inflation could tick up. | ||
| week tick | 0.26 | Weeks tick by while the seamen wait at the union hall for work. |