clock on
(informal, intransitive) To grow older; to proceed.
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I've heard the clock on his microwave is still wrong from when the clocks changed.
The clock on his VHS recorder has been flashing 00:00 since 1993.
im the same way... if a piece takes multiple days im racing with the clock on whether it becomes a forever-WIP
Calling an asshole an asshole is bigoted if you include a reference to their race, gender, or sexuality. Right? Is that still true or are we turning back the clock on that?
they are basically trying to roll back the clock on civil rights to 1960
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(informal, intransitive) To grow older; to proceed.
His birthday was another reminder of his life clocking on.
“im the same way... if a piece takes multiple days im racing with the clock on whether it becomes a forever-WIP”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Calling an asshole an asshole is bigoted if you include a reference to their race, gender, or sexuality. Right? Is that still true or are we turning back the clock on that?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“they are basically trying to roll back the clock on civil rights to 1960”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Medicaid work requirements give red states a chance to turn back clock on expansion”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Let's just agree that if our men and women in uniform are in harm's way and receiving hazard pay, then it is an armed conflict and the clock on the War Powers Act is ticking? Anything less disrespects the service they give and the Constitution they are sworn to protect.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(literally, UK) To record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine.
His birthday was another reminder of his life clocking on.
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(by extension, UK) To begin work at the start of the day or start of one's shift.
His birthday was another reminder of his life clocking on.
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