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

The National Trust said earlier this month that the administration was "working around the clock in an attempt to outrace judicial review."

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

That’s three minutes longer than last year and the longest since the introduction of the pitch clock in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

"Around 200 people have worked tirelessly around the clock in searching for this beautiful little girl who went missing five days ago," Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

“The tides today will be low at eleven o’ clock in the evening.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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