the clock

noun

1

: 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.

2

: a special clock that is used to record the times when an employee starts and stops working : time clock

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

3

chiefly British : a device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled

a car with 100,000 miles on the clock

Examples of the clock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Time was of the essence, but the attackers, too, had been up against the clock. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Once cleared, the clock was ticking. —Jessica Riley, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

To me, rest is actually forgetting about the clock and responsibility for a short period of time. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026

For decades, Indian Point operated 24/7 and supplied roughly 2,000 megawatts of carbon-free electricity around the clock — through heat waves, blizzards, and everything in between. —Nicole Malliotakis, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the clock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk