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running down the clock

running down the clock is the present participle and gerund of run down the clock.

Meaning of run down the clock

Verb

run down the clock (third-person singular simple present runs down the clock, present participle running down the clock, simple past ran down the clock, past participle run down the clock)

  1. (idiomatic) To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.
    • Energetic Malouda was denied twice by Jussi Jaaskelainen late on before Ancelotti ran down the clock by introducing Salomon Kalou and Paulo Ferreira in the closing seconds as Chelsea arrested their slide.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

Questions about running down the clock

What is running down the clock the present participle and gerund of?
Running down the clock is the present participle and gerund of run down the clock.

Words near running down the clock in the dictionary

  1. running dictation
  2. running dictations
  3. running dog
  4. running dogs
  5. running down
  6. running down the clock
  7. running dry
  8. running errands
  9. running fight
  10. running fights
  11. running fire

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