the clock

noun

: 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.

: 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.

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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The same way a buzzer ends a basketball game, the new law will stop the clock on any pending legal challenges or appeals, recognizing the slates of electors officially chosen as of that date. —

The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024 Nice drive by Tampa Bay, which took nearly seven minutes off the clock with an 11-play, 70-yard drive that included multiple third-down conversions. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 Being off the clock should mean the employee does not have to answer customer or team member calls. —

Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Los Angeles won't move the picks just to make a deal but the clock is ticking on their title chances. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the clock