clock on en · VERB
Meanings
- (UK, literally) To record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine.
- (UK, broadly) To begin work at the start of the day or start of one's shift.
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(informal, intransitive) To grow older; to proceed.
His birthday was another reminder of his life clocking on.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clocking on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clocks on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| clocked on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clocked on | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
clock off · clock onto · clock in · clock out