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(writing) A literary device in which the protagonist has a strict time limit, used to heighten tension. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, clock.

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ticking clock

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(writing) A literary device in which the protagonist has a strict time limit, used to heighten tension. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, clock.

日本語の意味

（文学的用法）読者に緊張感や期待感を生み出すため、登場人物に厳しい制限時間を課す手法 / （字義通りの意味）カチカチと音を立てながら時を示す時計