"clock on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: clocks on [present, singular, third-person], clocking on [participle, present], clocked on [participle, past], clocked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|clocks on|clocking on|clocked on}} clock on (third-person singular simple present clocks on, present participle clocking on, simple past and past participle clocked on)
  1. (literally, UK) To record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine. Tags: UK, literally Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-clock_on-en-verb-tUtwoc2t Disambiguation of Time: 94 6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 69 31
  2. (by extension, UK) To begin work at the start of the day or start of one's shift. Tags: UK, broadly
    Sense id: en-clock_on-en-verb-UQIGVjS8 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: clock in, clock off, clock out

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clock on meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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