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
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And as the clock drained, and media members in the press box at Lenovo Center priced out hotel rooms for a potential Game 5, Barkov pulled the plug.
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Use the reserves as a way to toy with opponents, drain the clock and log fewer possessions with Jokic off the floor.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
But the clock is ticking on more than 100 trade deals that Trump has to get done by early July.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
As a result of her illness, the child spent much of her early life hospitalized in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, dependent on feeding tubes around the clock.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Use the reserves as a way to toy with opponents, drain the clock and log fewer possessions with Jokic off the floor.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
But the clock is ticking on more than 100 trade deals that Trump has to get done by early July.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
As a result of her illness, the child spent much of her early life hospitalized in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, dependent on feeding tubes around the clock.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“The clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20clock. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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