expression, godan verb (-mu)
mark the passage of time; let time pass
Used for clocks, watches, or natural phenomena that audibly or visibly mark time, and for situations where one feels time passing.
古い柱時計が時を刻む音が部屋に響いていた。
The sound of the old wall clock marking time echoed through the room.
彼はただぼんやりと時を
He was just idly letting time pass.