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run down the clock en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.
    • Energetic Malouda was denied twice by Jussi Jaaskelainen late on before Ancelotti ran down the clock by introducing Salomon Kalou and Paulo Ferreira in the closing seconds as Chelsea arrested their slide. 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
runs down the clock Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ran down the clock Tense=Past lexicographic
run down the clock Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
running down the clock Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

run the clock down · run out the clock