ticking clock

/T IH1 K IH0 NG K L AA0 K/
noun
  1. 1

    (writing) A literary device in which the protagonist has a strict time limit, used to heighten tension.

  2. 2

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, clock.

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