clock in

Idioms  

1. Begin work, as in She clocked in late again. Also, clock out, end work, as in Please wait for me; I forgot to clock out. The allusion here is to punching a time clock, a device that punches the time on a card to record when an employee arrives and departs. [Late 1800s]

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clock in

Platforms such as Snabbit, Pronto and Urban Company function much like ride-hailing apps -- workers receive bookings online, travel to assigned homes and clock in on their phones.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Advances in artificial intelligence, falling hardware costs and improving regulatory clarity are enabling real-world deployment, with some operators already running fully driverless services around the clock in select cities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

But his poor missed touch-finder against Italy, with the clock in the red and a bonus point a real possibility, may prove costly if France slip up.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

Most of them clock in at around 35 minutes, although the latest season premiere runs just over an hour.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

As she came back, she glanced at the large clock in Knipe’s Drug Store, and noted that it was nearly half past ten.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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