clock in

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

1. USTo begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).

   We clocked in at 7:30, but didn't actually do any work until at least 8.

   Synonyms: clock on, punch in

2. idiomaticTo be measured at.

   Big Joe clocks in at 384 pounds, far outweighing his opponent.

   1 more example

   Night falls and on come the Grateful Dead, who begin with St Stephen, a pretty song, largely instrumental, that clocks in at two minutes

   2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: tip the scales at