clock

[klok] / klɒk /

NOUN

timekeeping device

Synonyms

STRONGEST

timer

STRONG

alarm chronograph chronometer hourglass metronome pendulum stopwatch sundial ticker timekeeper timepiece watch

WEAK

Big Ben chroniker digital watch tick-tock timemarker

Example Sentences

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Russell made it 17-0 with just 14 minutes on the clock.

From BBC

Mik said she "clocked" John at the bar, "and I thought, yes, I'm going to go out with this guy".

From BBC

Nestle said on Friday that it intended to run five factories around the clock to increase baby formula production after the global recall.

From BBC

Also read: ‘I feel the clock ticking’: My wife and I are in our 60s — and employ 48 people in a small town.

From MarketWatch

But they also clocked longer hours without being asked to do so—leading to more burnout.

From The Wall Street Journal