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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Dejan Furtula sighed with despair while looking at construction machines working around the clock to remove tons of trash clogging the Drina River near his hometown of Visegrad, in eastern Bosnia.
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Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
That left a five-second differential, meaning the Aztecs couldn’t run the clock out to end the game.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
League sources told The Denver Post as the clock ticked inside of 24 hours that there may be traction on a deal that would have Hunter Tyson on the move, though Denver’s front office has looked into multiple options.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
But officials whistled Mikal Bridges for a loose-ball foul against Christian Braun that review showed came before the clock expired.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
That left a five-second differential, meaning the Aztecs couldn’t run the clock out to end the game.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
League sources told The Denver Post as the clock ticked inside of 24 hours that there may be traction on a deal that would have Hunter Tyson on the move, though Denver’s front office has looked into multiple options.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
But officials whistled Mikal Bridges for a loose-ball foul against Christian Braun that review showed came before the clock expired.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“The clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20clock. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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