to mince;  to cut fine;  to carve;  to engrave;  to tick away (time);  to beat out (e.g. rhythm);  to etch (into one's mind)
 mincing;  chopping finely;  short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly);  gradual;  bit by bit
 to hew;  to chop up;  to mangle;  to mince
 to etch (name, etc.);  to carve (design)
 to etch into one's mind;  to remember well
 to mark the passage of time;  to let (feel) time pass
 mincing;  cutting;  rapping (a percussion instrument);  beating;  shredded tobacco;  interval
 counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
 shredded tobacco;  pipe tobacco
 (at a) snail's pace;  inch by (painful) inch
 in steps of;  in units of;  calculated by
 notch;  nick;  marks on a ruler
 to engrave an inscription
 to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones
 to not be getting with the times;  to be unaware that things are changing
 to not be getting with the times;  to be unaware that things are changing