Clock ticked, world whirled.

Meaning: When you are having fun, time seems to pass very quickly.

Choice of Words: Clock is a device that measures time, ticked represents the sound it makes as time passes. World refers to the universe or existence, whirled suggests it moved swiftly. The sentence conveys the idea of time passing quickly as the world around us seems to spin.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The clock ticked loudly.
• The old clock ticked loudly in the empty room.
• The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.
• The old clock ticked loudly, counting the seconds.
• Clock ticked softly on wall.
• The old grandfather clock ticked loudly in the silence.
• The old clock faithfully ticked away the hours.
• The old clock ticked loudly in the quiet room.
• The old clock ticked steadily on the wall.
• The clock ticked loudly in the quiet room.