chess clock

American  

noun

1. a timer for chess players, having a dial for each player on which the accumulated time is recorded and a device for stopping one timer and starting the other at the end of each move.

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Etymology

Origin of chess clock

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He liked “The Queen’s Gambit,” which happened to feature a TAG Heuer chess clock the company is thinking of bringing back.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

So Pandolfini coached them on how to look like players — how to hold the pieces, when to hit the chess clock.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2020

Meanwhile, he ends the verse by hitting a chess clock beside the board, revealing that he has been playing with time controls all along.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2020

As he says this now, he slaps his hand down lightly on the table between us and halts the imaginary chess clock.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2017

Also supporting the belief that Bobby had experienced the ritual was the fact that, many years later, he gave an old chess clock and chess set to his Hungarian friend Pal Benko, a grandmaster.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady