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

However, the clock on NBC was not synced with the official clock run by Big Ten officials, which showed one second left. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Underwood sailed his first Hail Mary attempt out of the back of the end zone, and despite the clock appearing to hit triple zeros to end the game, officials added one second back onto the clock after a review, which led to Underwood's heroics. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

But Serra has running back AJ McBean, who can help his team chew up time on the clock. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Danielson called a timeout rather than letting the clock run. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the clock

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