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clock in
Begin work, as in She clocked in late again. Also, clock out, end work, as in Please wait for me; I forgot to clock out. The allusion here is to punching a time clock, a device that punches the time on a card to record when an employee arrives and departs. [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
On Sunday, many valley communities across the Southland clocked in at 100-degree plus temperatures, including Ontario in San Bernardino County and Woodland Hills in Los Angeles County, where it hit 103.
I clocked in at three hours and three minutes, which I was pleased with because my only goals were to finish, have fun and make it to the concert.
Students are still hustling, but frequently without a paycheck, a schedule, or the foundational experience that comes from wrangling customers, clocking in, and learning on the fly.
The finale, The Reality War, clocks in at more than an hour.
He will have to become more comfortable with the pitch clock in the major leagues.
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