clock on

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clock on

verb clocks on · clocking on · clocked on

UK, literally To record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine.
UK, broadly To begin work at the start of the day or start of one's shift.
informal, intransitive To grow older; to proceed. His birthday was another reminder of his life clocking on.

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@misc{clock_on_2026,
  title = {clock on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clock%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}