"run out the clock" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-run out the clock.ogg Forms: runs out the clock [present, singular, third-person], running out the clock [participle, present], ran out the clock [past], run out the clock [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> out the clock}} run out the clock (third-person singular simple present runs out the clock, present participle running out the clock, simple past ran out the clock, past participle run out the clock)
  1. (idiomatic, sports) To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: run down the clock Related terms: rag the puck Translations (preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession): retenir (Catalan), congelar (Catalan), jouer la montre (French)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession",
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      "sense": "preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession",
      "word": "retenir"
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      "sense": "preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession",
      "word": "congelar"
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      "sense": "preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession",
      "word": "jouer la montre"
    }
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