clock out

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

1. intransitiveTo end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.

   If we clock out now we can be at the bar by happy hour.

   2 more examples

   They stated that the reason they were late was because their relief did not arrive in time for them to return to the guard house and clock out.

   1946, American Labor Arbitration Awards

   20-year-old Ryan Shtuka clocked out of his lift-operator shift at the Sun Peaks Resort at 7 pm on February 16, 2018, and walked back to the cabin he shared with five roommates.

   2026 August 18, Nicholas Muhoro, “Ryan Shtuka, 20, Vanished After Leaving a House Party at a Ski Resort in 2018. His Walk Home Was Only 300 Metres”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026

   Synonyms: punch out, clock off, go off the clock

2. transitiveTo officially record a work-termination time for.

   I clocked myself out as soon as I could.

   1 more example

   I've got to beat the rush. Do me a favor and clock me out.

3. intransitivetransitivebusinessTo transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.
4. intransitiveslangTo die.