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You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure.
Chadwick Boseman

Meaning of "the clock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE CLOCK

the clock play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE CLOCK

the chair
the Channel
the Channel Country
the charts
the chase
the chattering classes
the chop
the chuck
the cinema
the circuit
the City
the clap
the class struggle
the classics
the cloth
the Coal Measures
the coast is clear
the cold shoulder
the collywobbles
the Colonies

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE CLOCK

against the clock
alarm clock
around the clock
biological clock
block
body clock
clock
digital clock
doomsday clock
eight o´clock
grandfather clock
clock
overclock
radio alarm clock
round-the-clock
six o´clock
ten o´clock
three o´clock
time clock
two o´clock
water clock

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the clock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE CLOCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

时钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el reloj
570 millions of speakers

English

the clock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على مدار الساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

часы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o relógio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘরিটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´horloge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Uhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்த கடிகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´orologio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zegary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годинники
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το ρολόι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die klok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klockan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klokke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the clock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CLOCK»

The term «the clock» is very widely used and occupies the 12.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CLOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the clock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the clock» 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 the clock

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE CLOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the clock.
1
Jill Abramson
I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.
2
Clay Aiken
It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.
3
Tiki Barber
Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.
4
Tiki Barber
If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.
5
Birch Bayh
I should point out that I was intimately involved with a group of women here a year and a half ago when there was an effort made by a right wing element in the President's party to get him to turn back the clock.
6
Chadwick Boseman
You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure.
7
Chubby Checker
Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes.
8
Kenny Chesney
I need to recharge creatively, and get off the clock of having to be somewhere just because, and having to keep juggling all these things.
9
Diablo Cody
I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality.
10
John Cusack
There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CLOCK»

Discover the use of the clock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the clock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clock Of The Long Now: Time And Responsibility
Using the designing and building of the Clock of the Long Now as a framework, this is a book about the practical use of long time perspective: how to get it, how to use it, how to keep it in and out of sight.
Stewart Brand, 1999
2
Cheat The Clock: New Science to Help You Look and Feel Younger
These are not the ideals of a fitness buff or a nutrition fanatic; these minor tweaks in diet, exercise, lifestyle, and personal care are painless to adopt and achievable for anyone, but can have a big payoff over time.
Margaret Webb Pressler, 2012
3
The Clock Repairer’s Handbook
How to diagnose and correct faults in all kinds of antique and modern clocks.
Laurie Penman, 2000
4
The Clock Struck One: A Time-telling Tale
Rhyming text expands on the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock," as a cat chases the mouse up the clock, followed by other animals, until midnight arrives and the tired creatures fall asleep.
Trudy Harris, 2009
5
The Clock of Ages: Why We Age, How We Age, Winding Back the ...
These stories underscore the common bond of senescence that unites us all. The Clock of Ages tells us why.
John J. Medina, 1997
6
The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance ...
This book draws on selected themes of in Cardano's medical writings to explore the relation between medicine and Renaissance.
Nancy G. Siraisi, 1997
7
Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations: Watching ...
There’s likely no more of a thankless job in the Federation than temporal investigation.
Christopher L. Bennett, 2011
8
Stop the Clock
Nancy and her friends investigate after an antique clock is stolen from the Mahoney Library, right before its seventy-fifth anniversary celebration.
Carolyn Keene, 2005
9
Resetting the clock: 5 anti-aging hormones that are ...
Discover the Hormone Revolution--you can look and feel young forever!
Elmer Cranton, Elmer M. Cranton, William Fryer, 1996
10
Cooking Off the Clock: Recipes from My Downtime
With Falkner’s imaginative approach to classic comfort food and stories about her process for creating new recipes, Cooking Off the Clock will transform the way you cook.
Elizabeth Falkner, 2012

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the clock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Speed-up clock breaks in minor league opener at Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It was opening day for the new pace of play rules in minor league baseball, and the only problem was caused by the clocks: In Buffalo, ... «Yahoo News UK, Apr 15»
2
Minors: 20 seconds or ball called
NEW YORK -- Pitchers will have to beat the clock at Triple-A and Double-A this season. In an effort to speed games, Minor League Baseball's governing body ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
3
Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt: Baseball clock 'makes me cringe'
Golf has a pace of play rule that is enforced. If the group gets out of position, the players are put on the clock and warned about the possible penalty of adding a ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
4
SEC admits clock ran in error at end of Alabama-Arkansas game
(USATSI) When the final possession of Alabama's 14-13 victory against Arkansas began, it looked as if the Tide wouldn't be able to run out the clock without at ... «CBSSports.com, Oct 14»
5
After bizarre game clock malfunction, Drew Doughty ices the Blue …
Now, the clock does move a little faster after it stirs from its coma, but it still gains at least half a second, and considering Doughty scores with 00.3 seconds ... «Yahoo! Sports, Feb 12»

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