clock out

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clock out

verb clocks out · clocking out · clocked out

  1. intransitive To end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work. If we clock out now we can be at the bar by happy hour.

    Similar: punch out, clock off, go off the clock

  2. transitive To officially record a work-termination time for. I've got to beat the rush. Do me a favor and clock me out.
  3. intransitive, transitive To transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.
  4. intransitive, slang To die.

Opposite: clock in, clock on, punch in, go on the clock

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@misc{clock_out_2026,
  title = {clock out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clock%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}