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clock-watching

clock-watching noun: the act or habit of continually checking the time to determine the remaining amount of time one has to work or study. Also the present participle of clock-watch.

Noun

clock-watching (uncountable)

  1. The act or habit of continually checking the time to determine the remaining amount of time one has to work or study.

Also used as

clock-watching is also the present participle of clock-watch.

Questions about clock-watching

What does clock-watching mean?
Clock-watching means the act or habit of continually checking the time to determine the remaining amount of time one has to work or study.
What part of speech is clock-watching?
Clock-watching is a noun.

Words near clock-watching in the dictionary

  1. clock-watch
  2. clock-watched
  3. clock-watcher
  4. clock-watchers
  5. clock-watches
  6. clock-watching
  7. clockability
  8. clockable
  9. clockbird
  10. clockbirds
  11. clockcase

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