clock off/out
phrasal verb
clocked off/out; clocking off/out; clocks off/out
chiefly British
: to record on a special card the time that one stops working
What time did you clock off yesterday?
I clocked out 10 minutes early.
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Those that impress expert judge Antonia Lofaso survive, and whoever does not is forced to clock out.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
These issues don’t wait for employees to clock out.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
When the innies clock out, around five, their consciousness shuts down; their next memory is of the following morning, at the dawn of a new workday.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
LeBron James secured the game-winning rebound and ran the clock out.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
These issues don’t wait for employees to clock out.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
When the innies clock out, around five, their consciousness shuts down; their next memory is of the following morning, at the dawn of a new workday.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
LeBron James secured the game-winning rebound and ran the clock out.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Clock off/out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20off%2Fout. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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