tick
noun
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
has ticked
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present perfectof tick (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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However, the price of Bitcoin lately has ticked higher.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
More wealth than ever is being created among the ultrawealthy, and the amount of money they are giving to charitable causes has ticked up in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Japanese yen: The good news is Japan’s birth rate per 1,000 people has ticked up in the last two years to seven per 1,000 people, and that’s among the highest in Asia.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Turnout has ticked upward from its nadir in the 1990s, but around one in every three Americans never vote in presidential elections.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
We’re back on platform nine and three-quarters and time has ticked on mercilessly.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
