clock in

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]

Example Sentences

And Lloyd dotted down at the end of a sweeping move with the clock in the red to ensure her side registered the final points of the match, having also banked the first.

From BBC

When French captain Manae Feleu was shown a yellow card minutes later for collapsing a dominant Irish scrum with the clock in the red, Bemand's side looked to add another before the break.

From BBC

Already farmers, building contractors, restaurant owners and others fret over a future where their workforce is afraid to clock in.

From Los Angeles Times

When he returns to his home in the coastal town of Rodney Bay, he clocks in for his second job - as the owner and solo chef of a Nigerian takeaway.

From BBC

“They have no sunlight. There’s no clock in there. They don’t even know what time of the day it is,” Lindsey said of the holding areas.

From Salon

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