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

But models are also expected to get cheaper as AI becomes increasingly commodified, and there’s no guarantee that revenues will arrive precisely in time to meet pre-set payment schedules once the clock starts running. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

If Aubrey kicked the ball in the landing zone, at least a few seconds would’ve run off the clock. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Now the clock is ticking on whether Harbaugh is grooming McCarthy to compete with Jameis Winston for the starting job or if the Giants only acquired McCarthy as developmental backup insurance. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

In the same stadium where Michigan was given an extra second in a controversial win over Western Michigan, the Iowa Hawkeyes took full advantage of having one more snap with two ticks on the clock. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the clock

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