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
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With the clock ticking on Prime Day 2024, there's no better time to buy an outdoor area rug on Amazon.
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
As the clock hit 90 minutes, a corner was headed towards goal by Declan Rice, with Simón parrying it out to Guehi whose effort was cleared off the line by RB Leipzig man Dani Olmo as Spain’s defense celebrated thwarting another English attack.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 July 2024
Because of that unusually short front bed, the P21 doesn't feel like a very practical four-sleeper family trailer, and the clock will be ticking from day one to the point when children outgrow it.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
With just two weeks to go before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, the clock is ticking for political clarity.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 July 2024
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
As the clock hit 90 minutes, a corner was headed towards goal by Declan Rice, with Simón parrying it out to Guehi whose effort was cleared off the line by RB Leipzig man Dani Olmo as Spain’s defense celebrated thwarting another English attack.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 July 2024
Because of that unusually short front bed, the P21 doesn't feel like a very practical four-sleeper family trailer, and the clock will be ticking from day one to the point when children outgrow it.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
With just two weeks to go before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, the clock is ticking for political clarity.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for the clock
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“The clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20clock. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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