clock in
in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you have arrived at work
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in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you have arrived at work
in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you are leaving work
when the clocks go back, everyone changes the time on their clocks so that they show a time that is one hour earlier than before
clock in
to clock off
to change the time of a clock or watch to an earlier time
to change the time of a clock or watch to a later time
verb
to use a clock to measure something, for example how long something lasts or how often something happens within a particular period
verb
if you wind or wind up a watch or a clock, you make it operate by turning a part of it around and around
to decide that it is a particular time by looking at your watch
to change the time on a clock to an earlier time
to change the time on a clock to a later time
to keep looking at the time on a clock or a watch because you are bored or you want something to end
to make sure that you know what time it is so that you are not late for something
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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