clock in
To begin working time, especially by punching inTo begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
» The old clock is still in use.
Die alte Uhr ist noch immer in Verwendung.
Die alte Uhr wird immer noch benutzt.
Старые часы всё ещё используются.
Старий годинник все ще використовується.
Meaning
2 senses(US)To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
We clocked in at 7:30, but didn't actually do any work until at least 8.
stempeln
(idiomatic)To be measured at.
Big Joe clocks in at 384 pounds, far outweighing his opponent.
- register one's arrival at work
Examples
41 sentencesThe old clock is still in use.
Старий годинник все ще використовується.
ruСтарые часы всё ещё используются.
deDie alte Uhr ist noch immer in Verwendung.
There is no clock in my room.
У моїй кімнаті немає годинника.
ruВ моей комнате нет часов.
deEs gibt keine Uhr in meinem Zimmer.
Do you have an alarm clock in your room?
У тебе в кімнаті є будильник?
ruУ тебя в комнате есть будильник?
deHast du einen Wecker in deinem Zimmer?
Is there a clock in either room?
This antique clock is in nearly perfect condition.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
clocks in, clocking in, clocked in, clocked in| Base form | clock in · to clock in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clocks in |
| Present participle | clocking in |
| Past simple | clocked in |
| Past participle | clocked in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- clock upTo accumulate (an amount of time or experience).
- clock offTo leave work, especially by recording the leaving time on a machine
- clock outTo end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.
- clock onTo record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine.
- clock inTo begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
- clock downTo tick, buzz or become marked to indicate the passage of time.
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb