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noun

plural clocks

[count] :a device that shows what time it is and that is usually placed in a room or attached to a wall

She looked/glanced at the clock on the wall. It was now 2:30.

a digital clock - often used before another noun

a clock tower [=a tower with a clock on at least one of its sides]

a clock face - compare watch; see also alarm clock, atomic clock, biological clock, body clock, cuckoo clock, grandfather clock

the clock :a clock that is used in sports and that shows how much time remains for a particular part of a game

They were winning by 2 points with 10 seconds (left) on the clock.

They stopped the (game) clock with eight seconds remaining.

In U.S. English, to eat up the clock or run out the clock or kill the clock is to keep control of the ball or puck near the end of a game so that your opponent will not have a chance to score.

We kept moving the ball to try to eat up the clock.

If we can run out the clock, we can keep our lead and win. - see also shot clock

the clock :time clock

I punched the clock at 8:45 and started working right away.

the clock chiefly Brit informal :a device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled :odometer

a car with 100,000 miles on the clock

against the clock

in order to do or finish something before a particular time

On our last project, we were working/racing against the clock.

It was a race against the clock to finish the job on time.

If a race is against the clock, the time of each racer is measured and the racer with the fastest time wins.

One by one the skiers sped downhill, racing against the clock.

around the clock

also round the clock

throughout the entire day and night :every hour of the day

Our stores are now open around the clock. [=our stores are open 24 hours a day]

Reporters worked around the clock to cover the story.

beat the clock

to do or finish something quickly before a particular time

In a desperate attempt to beat the clock, I raced to mail my tax return before midnight.

put/turn back the clock

also put/turn the clock back

to return to a condition that existed in the past

This new decision has effectively turned back the clock on 20 years of progress.

I wish that we could turn back the clock and start all over again.

verb

clocks; clocked; clocking

[+ obj] to measure the amount of time it takes for (a person) to do something or for (something) to be completed - usually + at

She clocked [=timed] her first mile at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.

He clocked me at 30 seconds.

to finish a race in (an amount of time)

He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.

[+ obj] :to measure or show (the speed of something) with a measuring device

His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.

The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.

[no obj] :to have a particular speed or to continue for a particular amount of time - + in

The movie clocked in at just under three hours. [=the movie was almost three hours long]

[+ obj] informal :to hit (someone or something) very hard

I was so angry I wanted to clock him.

[+ obj] Brit informal :to look at or notice (someone or something)

Just clock [=get a load of] that new motor of his.

clock in/on

[phrasal verb] chiefly Brit :to record on a special card the time that you start working

What time did you clock on?

I clocked in [=(US) punched in] 10 minutes late.

clock off/out

[phrasal verb] chiefly Brit :to record on a special card the time that you stop working

What time did you clock off yesterday?

I clocked off [=(US) punched out] 10 minutes late.

clock up

[phrasal verb]

clock up (something) chiefly Brit :to gain or reach (a particular number or amount)

Our company clocked up a record number of sales this year.

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clock /ˈklɑːk/

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