tick tock

A form of tick-tock — The sound of the ticking of an analog clock.

Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of tick-tock.
nountick tock (plural tick tocks)

plural tick tocks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tick-tock.
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APA

tick tock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20tock

MLA

“tick tock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20tock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tick tock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20tock.

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