tick
noun
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
had ticked
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past perfectof tick.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Grime said Ogier had ticked this box and accepted the firm's waste acceptance criteria, which stated the fine amount.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Only 11 seconds had ticked off the game clock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
By the time he sat down for this interview in August, that credit list had ticked up to nearly 850.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
By December 2023, those numbers had ticked up to 6 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
From Slate ● May 5, 2024
Every few days Mrs. Sen would open up the yellow pages, dial a number that she had ticked in the margin, and ask if there was any whole fish available.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
