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
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Mahomes and the Chiefs left just 37 seconds on the clock, insufficient time for the Lions to answer before halftime.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
After the final kneel down by Mahomes, players from both teams began to shake hands as the clock ticked down.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets let the clock run out and did not run a play on fourth down.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
But that wasn’t the plan for first-year offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand as quarterback Justin Fields just looked to the sideline as the clock wound down to zero.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
After the final kneel down by Mahomes, players from both teams began to shake hands as the clock ticked down.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets let the clock run out and did not run a play on fourth down.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
But that wasn’t the plan for first-year offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand as quarterback Justin Fields just looked to the sideline as the clock wound down to zero.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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“The clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20clock. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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