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clock in

clock in verb: to begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).

Verb

clock in (third-person singular simple present clocks in, present participle clocking in, simple past and past participle clocked in)

  1. (US) To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
    • We clocked in at 7:30, but didn't actually do any work until at least 8.
    Synonyms:
    clock on, punch in
  2. (idiomatic) To be measured at.
    • Big Joe clocks in at 384 pounds, far outweighing his opponent.
    • Night falls and on come the Grateful Dead, who begin with St Stephen, a pretty song, largely instrumental, that clocks in at two minutes2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian

clock in meaning in Malay

clock in in Malay

to enter a workplace by punching a timecard; punch in
merakamkan waktu masuk

Synonyms of clock in

Antonyms

Forms of clock in

third-person singular presentclocks in
present participleclocking in
past participleclocked in
pastclocked in

Questions about clock in

What does clock in mean?
Clock in means to begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
What is clock in in Malay?
Clock in in Malay is merakamkan waktu masuk. See Clock in meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is clock in?
Clock in is a verb.
What is the past tense of clock in?
The past tense of clock in is clocked in.

Words near clock in in the dictionary

  1. clock generator
  2. clock generators
  3. clock golf
  4. clock hour
  5. clock hours
  6. clock in
  7. clock is running
  8. clock is ticking
  9. clock it
  10. clock jack
  11. clock jacks

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