tick over
Phrasal verbto run slowly while the vehicle is not moving
Meaning
Meaning
- 1
to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving
- 2
to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much
Just keep things ticking over while I'm away.
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Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition
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