time clock

noun

Definition of time clocknext
as in alarm clock

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Recent Examples of time clock The one-time refinery worker, who showed up each day in a hard hat, said national Democrats have gone out of their way to alienate people who punch time clocks and take their showers after work. — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026 The show originated at a design museum in Saint-Étienne; Musée des Arts et Métiers has supplemented it with lemons from its permanent collection, such as the ten-hour decimal-time clock, used during the French Revolution. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Humphreys and his colleagues have demonstrated how a mock Starlink service can produce navigation and timing solutions with 10-meter-level accuracy if Starlink supplies the real-time clock and orbit corrections—albeit only after a minutes-long processing delay. — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 Case dismissed — and then reinstated Madison Equities then convinced the district court that under the rules of civil procedure, the time clock on the two-year statute of limitations began in late 2019 at the latest, not late 2021, and the case should be dismissed for lack of timeliness. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time clock
  1. alarm clock
  2. grandfather clock
  3. atomic clock
  4. cuckoo clock
Noun
  • The Echo Spot is an excellent smart alarm clock with decent sound for its size and no camera.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 24 June 2026
  • In addition, comfortable sneakers, portable steamers, and the Hatch alarm clock were big hits among our readers.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Definition of alarm clock
Noun
  • History San Jose has received countless donations over the years, but few have caused so many people to go down research rabbit holes as a grandfather clock recently has.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • It’s passed on, like a grandfather clock, from generation to generation.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of grandfather clock
Noun
  • Today, Earth's GPS satellites continuously broadcast timing signals generated by onboard atomic clocks.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 May 2026
  • To get extremely precise atomic measurements, Raizen proposes an experiment using a laser to cool and trap individual isotopes—variants of atoms—in an extremely precise atomic clock.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Definition of atomic clock
Noun
  • The place is full of antiques such as old cuckoo clocks, paintings, and books.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
  • Perhaps the notion appealed to nineteenth-century tastes for cuckoo clocks and ideas about mechanistic, orderly nature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of cuckoo clock

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“Time clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20clock. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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