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
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With another record-setting summer underway and AC units working around the clock, many of us are looking for ways to cut down on our electricity bills.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Barring a last-second surprise, their bets are scheduled to expire worthless when the clock strikes 11 p.m. Texas local time.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 June 2025
As the clock struck five on Saturday evening, the clouds over Lake Montauk parted and the sun beamed down—just in time for Loro Piana’s chic cocktail gathering at the Crow’s Nest.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 30 June 2025
In the same vein, some summer camps have gone device free; at overnight camps, the policy applies around the clock for weeks or longer.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Barring a last-second surprise, their bets are scheduled to expire worthless when the clock strikes 11 p.m. Texas local time.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 June 2025
As the clock struck five on Saturday evening, the clouds over Lake Montauk parted and the sun beamed down—just in time for Loro Piana’s chic cocktail gathering at the Crow’s Nest.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 30 June 2025
In the same vein, some summer camps have gone device free; at overnight camps, the policy applies around the clock for weeks or longer.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the clock
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“The clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20clock. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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