tick over

• Verbe à particule signifiant qu'un moteur ou un système continue de tourner au ralenti ou à faible régime, ou qu'une activité ou une entreprise se poursuit sans progrès ni changement significatif.

A phrasal verb used to indicate that an engine or system continues to function at a low or idle level, or that a business or activity continues without significant progress or change.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Run at low speedinformalbritish

   To continue operating at a slow or minimal level, especially for an engine or business.

   Tourner au ralenti

   • The car engine was ticking over while we waited.
   • The factory is just ticking over until the new orders arrive.
   • He left the motor ticking over while he ran into the shop.

   Synonymesidle

   Antonymesracerev

2. Continue steadilyinformalbritish

   To continue functioning or progressing in a steady but unremarkable way.

   Tourner au ralenti

   • The business is ticking over, but we need more customers.
   • Life just ticks over in this quiet village.
   • The project is ticking over nicely, with no major issues.

   Synonymescarry oncontinuefunctionkeep goingoperateproceed

Verbe de basetick