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Discover LudwigThe phrase "time crawling" is correct and usable in written English
It is usually used metaphorically to describe a situation in which time seems to be passing slowly, such as when someone is waiting for a long time or is bored. For example, "I felt like time was crawling by as I waited in the doctor's office."
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Time crawling, then time's arrow.
(Bedbugs have a tough time crawling up slick metal or glass surfaces).
Most people do not spend their time crawling through the projects looking for what is happening in them.
The officials said the machine would do its work by building the new tunnel four feet at a time, crawling along on its own as crews lay train tracks for transporting workers and equipment — and hauling out the dirt that it digs up.
We saw you spend all that time crawling instead of walking because walking was just tooo haaard.
And then it hit me: instead of me taking acid to understand how Lev sees the world, all I needed to do is spend a little more time crawling.
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Dean makes time crawl, and in doing so she arouses simultaneous feelings of boredom and awe.
I watched time crawl Over the ceiling Like a wounded fly.
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