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

Johnson said over the weekend the bill would be formally transmitted to the White House on June 29, officially starting the clock. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026

As the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, July 4, ABC News will bring audiences to the first parade in the nation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

Mileage shouldn’t be a sticking point with a car as exquisite as the GTO, but this example has just 14,000 miles on the clock and also comes with Ferrari Classiche certification. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

Lionel Messi is turning back the clock and adding to the record books again. — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Rhymes for the clock

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