on the clock
Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated…Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.
» I checked the time on the clock.
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9 senses(idiomatic)Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.
Near-synonym: on the job
на сменеna smene, на работеna rabote
(idiomatic)During one's official working hours; in or into a position of remunerated employment.
(idiomatic)Of a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.
In the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event.
In the official time expired in a game or other sporting event.
Under scrutiny due to having to make a decision or produce results within a set period of time.
Displayed numerically on the mileage or kilometric gauge.
Remunerated per unit of time.
Alas, the delivery boy is on the clock; he could and would work much faster on commission!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, clock (displayed on the dial of a clock).
Examples
15 sentencesI checked the time on the clock.
I'm still on the clock.
I advanced the hands on the clock.
ruЯ перевёл стрелки часов вперёд. — sharptoothed
She advanced the hands on the clock.
deSie stellte die Zeiger der Uhr vor. — virgil
Do not rely on the room clock for the accurate time of day.