Clocking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A time measurement made according to a clock.

    "At all of the major “breakup” yards where the railroads unloaded and loaded freight — waterfront railyards, pier stations, and inland freight depots — teams conducted clockings, recording all movements of trains […]"

  2. 2
    the time taken to traverse a measured course wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of clock form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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timekeepingtiming

Example

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"Sami left without clocking out."

Related phrases

self-clocking

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