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

Each year, Ruf turns back the clock, rolling out a uniquely diverse touring blues caravan, with Fish and Ryder joining Canned Heat, Bernard Allison and Ghalia Volt for this year’s installment. —Jim Ryan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

The scoreboard operator obliged but restarted the clock after several seconds had elapsed. —Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024

TikTok asked the Supreme Court on Monday to stop the clock on the deadline for it to be sold or face a ban in the U.S. What to know. —Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024

Rattler spiked the ball to officially stop the clock. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024