put the clock forward

verb

To change the time in a time zone to a later time.

“Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.”

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Meanings

verbput the clock forward (third-person singular simple present puts the clock forward, present participle putting the clock forward, simple past and past participle put the clock forward)

present singular third person puts the clock forward · participle present putting the clock forward · alternative put the clocks forward

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.

    Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.

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APA

put the clock forward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20clock%20forward

MLA

“put the clock forward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20clock%20forward. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the clock forward,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20clock%20forward.

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