milk the clock

verb

To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.

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Meanings

verbmilk the clock (third-person singular simple present milks the clock, present participle milking the clock, simple past and past participle milked the clock)

present singular third person milks the clock · participle present milking the clock · participle past milked the clock · past milked the clock

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.
  2. colloquialidiomaticTo squander time while on a shift's punch clock in order to earn more money.
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APA

milk the clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20the%20clock

MLA

“milk the clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20the%20clock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milk the clock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20the%20clock.

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