"clock down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clocks down [present, singular, third-person], clocking down [participle, present], clocked down [participle, past], clocked down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clock down (third-person singular simple present clocks down, present participle clocking down, simple past and past participle clocked down)
  1. To tick, buzz or become marked to indicate the passage of time.
    Sense id: en-clock_down-en-verb-WVymXfwi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "I watched the numbers clock down on the bedside alarm clock."
        }
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