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Meaning of "clock-watching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOCK-WATCHING

clock-watching  [ˈklɒkˌwɒtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOCK-WATCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clock-Watching is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLOCK-WATCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clock-watching in the English dictionary

The definition of clock-watching in the dictionary is the act of checking the time in anticipation of a break or the end of the working day.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLOCK-WATCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
birdwatching
ˈbɜːdwɒtʃɪŋ
branching
ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
etching
ˈɛtʃɪŋ
fetching
ˈfɛtʃɪŋ
girl-watching
ˈɡɜːlˌwɒtʃɪŋ
itching
ˈɪtʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
scratching
ˈskrætʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOCK-WATCHING

clochard
cloche
clock
clock card
clock face
clock golf
clock off
clock on
clock repairer
clock tower
clock up
clock-radio
clock-watcher
clocker
clocklike
clockmaker
clockwise
clockwork
clockwork precision
clod

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOCK-WATCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
bitching
couching
English Language Teaching
enriching
eye-catching
far-reaching
geocaching
hatching
Kuching
penny-pinching
quenching
ranching
retching
screeching
soul-searching
squelching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of clock-watching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clock-watching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOCK-WATCHING

Find out the translation of clock-watching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clock-watching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clock-watching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时钟看
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj de observación
570 millions of speakers

English

clock-watching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ी देख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- يراقب على مدار الساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

часы - смотреть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

observação de relógio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘড়ি পর্যবেক্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horloge d´observation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam menonton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Uhr -Watching
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロックウォッチング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계 보고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam nonton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ ngắm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிகாரம் பார்ப்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळ-पाहणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saat seyri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

- orologio a guardare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oglądanie zegar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годинник- дивитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- ceas cu ochii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρολόι - βλέποντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klok kyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clock -tittande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klokke -watching
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clock-watching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCK-WATCHING»

The term «clock-watching» is normally little used and occupies the 119.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCK-WATCHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clock-watching» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clock-watching» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clock-watching

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOCK-WATCHING»

Discover the use of clock-watching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clock-watching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Compass and Stars
Clock-Watching. LAST WEEKEND OVER drinks, some friends and I were exchanging stories on the theme of our most memorable nights at the theater. I was happy to reminisce about an unforgettable performance by the Dance Theatre of ...
Martin L. Smith, 2007
2
Remembered Names
CLOCK-WATCHING. The courthouse clock—like someone's heart— had stopped at half past nine, its hands describing some lone figure hung— as if crucified— above LA. Winding up those inward clocks we'd set to sound alarms, we circulate  ...
Donley Phillips, 2010
3
Clinical Manual for Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders
Remove your clock to avoid clock-watching. Clock-watching is not fun. 4. Go to bed when you are tired. If you lie awake for more than 15–20 minutes—including in the middle of the night—get out of bed. 5. Go into a dimly lit room and read ...
Martin Reite, Michael P. Weissberg, John Ruddy, 2008
4
TiVo Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
Hack #5 Turn your TiVo into a glorified and expensive clock. Watching TV is an amazingly effective way of losing track of time. One minute it's 8 p.m. and you're watching Friends; the next thing you know, it's midnight and David Letterman is ...
Raffi Krikorian, 2003
5
Triorities
These folks do let clock-watching get in the way of the work. If you want to see an example of this behavior, just walk out of our office and into the plant. I kid you not —at the end of the day shift change, there is a group standing around, already ...
Rich Hatfield, 2010
6
Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders, Fifth Edition: ...
Victor and his therapist agree to set up an experiment to test the impact of clock watching on sleep. They agree to spend 3 nights watching the clock as usual, followed by 3 nights without looking at the clock. Victor states that he will be tempted ...
David H. Barlow, 2014
7
Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders: A Comprehensive ...
Example 2: Clock-watching 1. Precisely identify the belief/thought/process/ behavior the experiment will target. Many patients with insomnia monitor the clock in order to see how long it takes to fall asleep and, if awake at night, how many hours ...
Michael L. Perlis, Mark Aloia, Brett Kuhn, 2010
8
Writing the Past, Writing the Future: Time and Narrative in ...
Maturin, however, sees this ''solution'' as a false one, leading to dehumanization, transforming people into clock-watching mechanisms, and corrupting the institutions that safeguard generational succession (i.e., church and family), both of ...
Richard S. Albright, 2009
9
A Good Book, in Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry
At the same time, I must confess that I have done my share of clock-watching in similar circumstances. One of the features of clock-watching is that time seems to go very slowly. You look again, and it seems that the clock hands have not ...
Alan Sears, James Cairns, 2010
10
Untitled
Kclock Lradio noun [C] a radio alarm (clock) Lclock Ktower noun [C] a tower which has a clock at the top of it clock-watching /"klQk%wQtS.IN/ /"klA;k%wA;tS-/ noun [U] disapproving when you repeatedly look to see what time it is in order to see ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOCK-WATCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clock-watching is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A moonlit run after a day of fasting
By now, I was clock-watching, and inwardly swearing as we joined a long queue to register. null. Then, there it was! Ftour time had arrived. «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Heat's free-agency clock begins 24 hours earlier
For the Miami Heat, the clock-watching will begin 24 hours earlier. While Pat Riley said last week that the team's most important offseason work ... «Sun Sentinel, Jun 15»
3
McCollum's Column: All-Star plans wash away on a stormy night
Clock-watching became one of the pasttimes for reporters seven stories above the field in the press box. The clock never got inside of 25 ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jun 15»
4
Escape to the Wild: The Bridgend bin cleaner who quit Wales to live …
I only ask because I couldn't help notice you clock-watching just then – sat at your desk with the same vacant look on your face as all the other ... «WalesOnline, Jun 15»
5
Professor fell foul of political correctness
... the absenteeism, clock-watching, hiding in the bogs, workplace gossiping, and unreliability, were a constant source of both amusement and ... «Daily Echo, Jun 15»
6
Avoid a culture of clock-watchers: 5 ways to keep your staff motivated
You need to motivate staff to avoid a culture of clock-watching. Photo: Louie Douvis. Motivation has an overwhelming impact on employee ... «BRW, Jun 15»
7
This App Knows When You're Working Too Hard
The breaks help users better understand the passage of time without the constant time-checks and clock-watching. Like where did that last two ... «OZY, Jun 15»
8
The 2nd Circuit notwithstanding
... the result of a ham-fisted miscalculation by the usually sure-handed vote counter McConnell — the Senate is now in clock-watching mode as ... «Al Jazeera America, Jun 15»
9
BDL's 2014-15 NBA Playoff Previews: Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland …
... (and considering the team's lack of pop during a rather listless series against a clock-watching Brooklyn team), can that style be resurrected? «Yahoo Sports, May 15»
10
'The Good Wife' Season 6 Episode 21 Recap: “Don't Fail”
Alicia, now unemployed, has resigned herself to a life divided between professional puttering and obsessive wine-related clock-watching. «Flavorwire, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Clock-Watching [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/clock-watching>. Apr 2024 ».
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