As the clock ticks past 5pm, there may be no purpose in staying at your desk.

下午5点后，守在工位上或许没有任何意义。

As the decades ticked past and Parks turned 30, Raymond began to thaw on the idea of his wife doing activist work.

几十年过去了，帕克斯也 30 岁了，雷蒙德开始对妻子从事活动分子工作的想法有所缓和。

I put on some make-up and then sat down by the window, and the minutes ticked slowly past.

我化了妆， 在窗边坐下，时间一分一秒地过去了。