beat the clock

: to strike repeatedly:

: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain

: to walk on : tread

: a single stroke or blow especially in a series

: a sound produced by or as if by beating (see ¹beat)

: a driving impact or force

: being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted

: sapped of resolution or morale

: of, relating to, or being beatniks

: beatnik

: a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial

: a registering device usually with a dial

: time clock

: to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device

: to be timed at

: to register on a mechanical recording device

: an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock