clock down

verb

To tick, buzz or become marked to indicate the passage of time.

“I watched the numbers clock down on the bedside alarm clock.”

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Meanings

verbclock down (third-person singular simple present clocks down, present participle clocking down, simple past and past participle clocked down)

present singular third person clocks down · participle present clocking down · participle past clocked down · past clocked down

  1. To tick, buzz or become marked to indicate the passage of time.

    I watched the numbers clock down on the bedside alarm clock.

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APA

clock down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clock%20down

MLA

“clock down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clock%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clock down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clock%20down.

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