How to Use time clock in a Sentence

time clock

noun
  • Use of the time clock, use of the cadence — all of those things.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
  • By the time clock expired, the score remained the same.
    Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2021
  • But there's no agreement on which time clocks ought to follow.
    Tom Davies, Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2019
  • But there’s no agreement on which time clocks ought to follow.
    Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The powerful winds swept through western Texas on Jan. 10 and at times clocked in as high as 58 mph.
    Julie Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 12 Jan. 2018
  • In one corner there's now a time clock and a rack of time cards - not for the staff, but rather for customers to clock in for their shifts of down time.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Tatis could make the jump in the second half of the season, although the Padres might wait until 2019 to start his service time clock.
    USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2018
  • At the entrance to each, visitors are exhorted to check in via a time clock.
    Barbara Schreiber, charlotteobserver, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Easterling stood near the time clock at his rural Ohio job and waited.
    cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The fishes’ lives are dictated by Mother Nature and not a time clock as ours are.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 6 Mar. 2018
  • His sixth championship reminded us why this guy may have just beaten back the time clock.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • But anyone who needed to catch a flight, or find a bathroom, or meet with their child’s teacher, or punch a time clock was in very sad shape indeed.
    Hayley Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2019
  • The company staggered work shifts to reduce foot traffic around time clocks.
    Dallas News, 20 May 2020
  • The San Diego County registrar of voters will now work to verify the signatures on a 30-day time clock.
    Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • That would be one way to justify not starting his service time clock before at least the Super 2 cutoff in June.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 18 May 2018
  • On the other hand, the Giants will benefit because these prospects won’t be starting their big-league service-time clocks any time soon.
    John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 27 Mar. 2020
  • On March 8, an investigator inspected the premises of the market and took a photo of the time clock and timecards.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Olt turned third base over to Kris Bryant in 2015, suffering a wrist injury after Bryant had been in the minors long enough to avoid starting his service-time clock.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Keoghan brings out a hokey elimination totem — a giant time clock where the losing contestants must punch out each week.
    Washington Post, 7 July 2020
  • If Mize and Manning were to arrive this year, others next, their service time clocks will begin ticking down to free agency.
    Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2020
  • That came and went on Friday, which means players whose service-time clock begins now or at any later point of the season won’t accrue a full year of service in 2018.
    Michael Beller, SI.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • These requirements haven’t changed just because employees are working from home—and very, very far from the office time clock with the camera overhead.
    Jack Garson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Asked if the Giants would be hesitant to begin Bart’s service-time clock in a short season, Zaidi hinted the plan to call up Bart at some point this season hasn’t changed.
    John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 30 June 2020
  • Then there’s the real-time clock that knows your local time zone and controls the array of LED grow lights, turning them on and off and dimming them as needed to control the growing cycle.
    Dave Johnson, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Officials determined the winner in the fourth quarter based on the first team to score 24 points without a time clock, an obvious nod to one of Bryant’s jersey numbers.
    Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2020
  • When Anita Lux worked in the complaints office of Dearborn’s public-utilities department, a framed quotation hung on the wall, next to the time clock.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Known for its signature sliders, the world's largest White Castle and Arizona's first made a splashy opening with wait times clocking over two hours and people who camped out days in advance.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Still, everyone will be watching closely the first time clock management comes into play.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • So when spring training games begin later this week, there will be one revolutionary change: a time clock to force pitchers to spend less time between throws.
    Richard Galant, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
  • In this scenario, N’Gannou would’ve been on his champion extension time clock when offered a chance to defend his title on August 7.
    Paul Gift, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021

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