chiefly British, of a vehicle's engine: to run at a very low speed
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British: to run or proceed in a steady but slow way
"How's business?" "Oh, just ticking over."
tick over (BrE) ADVERB➤nicely運轉良好◇The business is ticking over nicely at the moment.目前業務運轉良好。➤still還在運轉PHRASES➤keep things ticking over使事情照常進行◇Morrison had kept things ticking over in my absence.我不在時莫里森使一切照常運轉。