The hours tick away.

时光在滴答声中溜走。

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Those top two bars show the hour, the third shows minutes while seconds tick away on the bottom.

最上面的两栏显示小时，第三栏显示分钟，而秒则在最底端的一栏中流逝。

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Kobe Bryant can grab a court-length pass, allow the final seconds to tick away, tuck the ball under his armpit and then sprint around the floor, leaving sneaker marks.

科比布莱恩特接得住跨越球场的长传；能够控制住比赛局势，让最后的几秒钟在他的手中一点一点地逝去；能够把球夹在腋窝下，在球场上左冲右突如入无人之境，只留下一串球鞋的印记。

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Of what possible use were the hours it would tick away now?

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Meanwhile, multibillion-dollar preferred stock positions with double-digit yields tick away silently, good for the next five years or more.

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You get to see the timer tick away until you find out who you could potentially meet the next day.

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The Rebels missed a chance to foul Cobbs and let precious seconds tick away before wrapping up Crabbe with 1.6 seconds remaining.

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