# tick-tock

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. The sound of the ticking of an analog clock.
2. A warning of some fateful impending event.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeia based on tick.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tick-tock