run down the clock
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run down the clock
verb runs down the clock · running down the clock · ran down the clock · run down the clock
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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.
Similar: run out the clock, run the clock down
Talk about this word "run down the clock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/run%20down%20the%20clock. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. run down the clock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/run%20down%20the%20clock "run down the clock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/run%20down%20the%20clock.Cite this
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title = {run down the clock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run%20down%20the%20clock},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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