shot clock

noun

: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required

Examples of shot clock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And this kind of night: Up 35 with the shot clock expiring late in the game, UNC’s Ian Jackson fired a desperation 3 from close to 30 feet. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025

Are shot clocks coming to Texas high school basketball games? —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025

Loading your audio article LAFAYETTE – The shot clock at the cozy Acalanes gymnasium is closer to a decoration than a necessity when the program’s girls basketball team takes the court. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025

With the Lakers clinging to a 95-91 lead, Doncic made an off-balance 3-pointer (off an assist from James) with 3:37 left and the shot clock winding down for a 98-91 lead. —Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shot clock

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