"run the clock down" meaning in All languages combined

See run the clock down on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-run the clock down.ogg Forms: runs the clock down [present, singular, third-person], running the clock down [participle, present], ran the clock down [past], run the clock down [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> the clock down}} run the clock down (third-person singular simple present runs the clock down, present participle running the clock down, simple past ran the clock down, past participle run the clock down)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To run down the clock. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-run_the_clock_down-en-verb-IQN1zKNE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "text": "The only time I ever worried was when quarterbacks would run the clock down in the last 20 seconds […]",
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        "To run down the clock."
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        "(idiomatic, intransitive) To run down the clock."
      ],
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      "form": "ran the clock down",
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      ]
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        "To run down the clock."
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        "(idiomatic, intransitive) To run down the clock."
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