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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Example Sentences

If you’re going to hold on to bedside alarm clocks in a world of ubiquitous smartphones, make them clocks that automatically reset between nights or guests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Homendy said there were two controllers working who had clocked in about an hour before the collision and had taken on additional duties, which is standard for the midnight shift.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the clock in the red, Leicester 28-19 up and each team having scored three tries, the Bears were attacking hard deep inside the host's half.

From BBC

When Sydney Cassidy walks into her local gym, she isn't just clocking in for a workout session - she's also there to meet friends.

From BBC

And with his stopwatch in his hand corrected to the astronomical clock in the shop, Father conceded that the first stroke of the English clock time after time coincided with the hour.

From Literature

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