clocktick
nounUK /ˈklɒk.tɪk/
US /ˈklɑːk.tɪk/
The soft sound a clock makes as it counts the seconds.
I fell asleep to the gentle clocktick of the old wall clock.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A single short sound made by a clock's mechanism.
Every clocktick echoed through the silent hallway.
3. The steady rhythm or pace of passing time.
She worked to the clocktick of the office day.
4. A tiny mark or moment marking a unit of time.
He counted each clocktick until the bus arrived.
5. The sound used to describe something moving with regular, mechanical beats.
The metronome's clocktick kept the band in time.