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Definition of Clock in
1. Verb. Register one's arrival at work.
Generic synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record
Antonyms: Clock Out, Punch Out
Definition of Clock in
1. Verb. To begin working time, especially by punching in. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To be measured at. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clock In
Literary usage of Clock in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Old Farmer and His Almanack: Being Some Observations on Life and Manners by George Lyman Kittredge (1920)
"GROTON Stage sets off from King's inn, Market-Square, every Wednesday, at 4
o'clock in the morning, and arrives at Groton at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, ..."
2. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"At seven o'clock in the morning, it being our watch below, we were aroused from
a sound sleep by the cry of " All hands ahoy! a man overboard! ..."
3. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1837)
"And then, at half past seven o'clock PM, the House adjourned until to-morrow,
ten o'clock in the forenoon. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1837. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"The first successful attempt to mount a clock in an air-tight case seems to have
been made by Tiede, of Berlin, who in 1865 installed for Professor Foerster ..."
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