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

Vatican's 'May Madness': Will new pope be progressive or will church turn back the clock? —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 May 2025

The arena goes icily silent, punctuated by some half-hearted boos as the clock drains down. —Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2025

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 14th overall pick, received a prank call on the first night of the draft when the New York Jets were on the clock with the No. 7 pick, FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported, citing sources. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025

With about ten seconds left on the clock and the Minnesota Timberwolves holding a one-point lead over the Los Angeles Lakers, officials initially ruled that LeBron James had forced a turnover against Anthony Edwards handing the Lakers the ball in a critical moment. —Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for the clock

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