English Dictionary

ticking clock

名詞

(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

The ticking clock in the novel forced the protagonist to make a risky choice before time ran out.

その小説の差し迫った時間制限が、主人公に時間切れになる前に危険な選択を迫った。

意味（1）

(writing) A literary device in which the protagonist has a strict time limit, used to heighten tension.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, clock.