tick over
Verb
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Verb
- (intransitive, of an engine) to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
- (idiomatic, of, e.g. a process or a business) To run smoothly and without problems.
- While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.
- 2011, The Maccabees, Pelican
- So soon we're too old to carry
- We knew we only had a little while
- In the middle keep ticking over
- Before you know it, parent a parent
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