odmicati

1. to move away; to push away
   Stalno odmiče stolicu od stola. — He keeps moving his chair away from the table.
   Dete se odmicalo od psa. — The child was edging away from the dog.
2. (of time, work) to go on; to progress; to pass
   Kako ti odmiče posao? — How is your work coming along?
   Vreme odmiče, a mi još nismo spremni. — Time is passing and we're still not ready.
3. (+ dat.) to pull away from; to leave behind
   Lider na tabeli sve više odmiče rivalima. — The league leader is pulling further away from its rivals.

Imperfective partner of odmaći; in the sense "to pull away from" it takes the dative.