clock on

verb

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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Meanings

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

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

  1. UKliterallyTo record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine.
  2. UKbroadlyTo begin work at the start of the day or start of one's shift.
  3. informalintransitiveTo grow older; to proceed.

    His birthday was another reminder of his life clocking on.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbregister one's arrival at work

Similar
clock inpunch in
Broader
recordenterput down
Also see
clock inclock ontopunch in

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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