Translations for „tick over“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . tick over VB intr esp Brit

1. tick over TECH (operate steadily):

tick over

auf Leerlauf geschaltet sein

I've left the car with the engine ticking over

ich habe das Auto mit laufendem Motor abgestellt

2. tick over fig (function at minimum level):

tick over

am Laufen halten

II . tick over VB trans fig

to keep things ticking over

die Dinge am Laufen halten

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English

We need to find a way to tick over the scoreboard then maximise our boundary options.

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One club has been ruthlessly professional, the other has allowed things to tick over and see what happens.

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Always allow the engine to tick over for a couple of minutes before you turn off the key.

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The three bedroom property sold for $446,000 -- a tick over reserve -- but there was depth of competition.

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But the show was still regularly drawing a tick over 100,000 viewers.

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Bureaucracies and militaries are big machines that tick over day-to-day without the need for top-level oversight.

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It (kicking penalties) helps the scoreboard to tick over and gives the team confidence but sadly it wasn't to be.

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The whole world was going to change in 2000, somehow the clock would tick over and there'd be this difference.

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Those services businesses are reliant on other businesses to tick over.

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Total memberships have risen from around 615k last season to a tick over 650k this season.

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