tick on

Definitions

1. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, on.; to continue ticking.

   • He shuts off the engine, which ticks on mechanically, cooling down.
   • None of that should affect the beat, or pulse itself, which ticks on regardless.
   • The sun sets and the clock ticks on.
2. 2

   To elapse

   To elapse;

   • Slowly the moments ticked on; once he murmured the name of the girl he loved.
   • Seconds ticked on.
   • But the night ticked on and we soon missed Monk's cleaning.
3. 3

   To continue

   To continue; to keep occurring.

   • The banner flutters and love of the group / stifles the petty unmanly doubt / which ticks on, a liberal superstition.
   • With the dumb, inchoate misery of a small child's inability to understand its situation or express bereavement, the relentless question ticked on, and on.

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