Definition of clock-watching - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

timefrequent checking of time due to boredom or eagerness

During the long meeting, her clock-watching was obvious.

anticipationexcessive focus on time anticipating end of work

His clock-watching increased as the day dragged on.

timekeeping

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Origin of clock-watching

English, clock (timepiece) + watching (observing)

Examples of clock-watching in a sentence

He couldn't help his clock-watching during the tedious lecture.
Clock-watching became his habit during the tedious meetings.
She couldn't help clock-watching as the deadline approached.

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French:tendance à regarder l'heure, surveillance de l'heure, ...
German:Uhrengucken, Blick auf die Uhr, ...
Italian:controllo dell'orologio, controllo ossessivo dell'orologio, ...
Spanish:control del tiempo, obsesión por el reloj, ...
Portuguese:verificação do tempo, ansiedade pelo fim do expediente, ...
Chinese:频繁看表, 盯着钟表, ...
Japanese:時計を見る行為, 時計を気にする行動, ...
Arabic:مُراقَبة الساعَة, تَتَبُّع الساعَة, ...
Hebrew:הִסְתַּכְּלוּת בְּשָׁעוֹן, צְפִיָּה בַּשָּׁעוֹן, ...
Russian:поглядывание на часы, ожидание конца рабочего дня, ...
Ukrainian:часте перевіряння часу, очікування закінчення роботи, ...
Hindi:घड़ी देखना, समय पर ध्यान, ...
Bengali:ঘন ঘন ঘড়ি দেখা, ঘড়ি দেখা, ...
Catalan:fet de mirar l'hora, atenció al rellotge, ...
Czech:sledování hodin, hlídání času, ...
Danish:det at kigge på uret hele tiden, klokkekiggeri, ...
Dutch:kloktikken, ...
Greek:παρακολούθηση της ώρας, παρακολούθηση του ρολογιού, ...
Hungarian:az óra folytonos nézegetése, óralesés, ...
Khmer:ការសម្លឹងមើលនាឡិកាញឹកញាប់, ការមើលម៉ោងរង់ចាំចប់ម៉ោងធ្វើការ, ...
Korean:시계 보기, 시간 의식, ...
Persian:نگاه به ساعت, انتظار, ...
Polish:spoglądanie na zegarek, wyczekiwanie na koniec pracy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ansiedade pelo tempo, ansiedade pelo fim do expediente, ...
Romanian:verificarea ceasului, așteptarea sfârșitului programului, ...
Swedish:klocktittande, tidsfokusering, ...
Thai:การคอยมองนาฬิกาบ่อย ๆ เพราะเบื่อหรือใจจดใจจ่อ, การเฝ้าดูนาฬิกา, ...
Turkish:sürekli saate bakma, zamanı kollama, ...
Vietnamese:việc liên tục nhìn đồng hồ, chờ đợi thời gian, ...

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