internal clock

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Analysis of blood cells showed that the internal clock shifted by an average of 40 minutes during the late eating schedule compared to the early schedule.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

My internal clock wherever I am just knows it’s 4 p.m. and I get a little sad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

When it is bright, our internal clock feels we should be awake.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Additionally, disruptions to the body's internal clock can affect astronaut's sleeping and eating cycles.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

X-Ray always said that he’d sleep until noon every day once he was released, but his internal clock was permanently out of whack.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar