She felt her 'biological clock' ticking away and wanted to have a baby as soon as possible.
In a desperate attempt to 'beat the clock', I raced to mail my tax return before midnight.
The movie 'clocked in' at just under three hours. [=the movie was almost three hours long]
(..) WOLF: You must be Jules... which would make you Vincent. Let's get down to brass tacks, gentlemen. If I was informed correctly... the clock is ticking, is that right, Jimmie? JIMMIE: % WOLF: Your wife Bonnie... comes home at in the a.m., is that correct? (..)1994 Pulp Fiction