kill the clock

Definition

Definition of kill the clock - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

sportsuse up time to prevent opponent from scoring

The team tried to kill the clock in the final minutes.

run out the clock

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waste time

delay

waste time intentionally

He decided to kill the clock before the meeting started.

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Expressions with kill

kill it

cause the death of a living being

The hunter killed it with one shot.

kill me

express extreme embarrassment or frustration

I forgot my lines on stage, kill me.

kill off

eliminate a species or group completely

The disease could kill off the entire bee population.

kill time

do things to make time pass while waiting

We played cards to kill time before the movie.

kill the engine

turn off a vehicle's engine

He decided to kill the engine and take a break.

dress to kill

wear clothes that impress people with style or glamour

She will dress to kill at the party tonight.

Expressions with clock

clock in

record the start of a work period

She clocks in at 9 AM every day.

clock out

end a work period by recording time

She will clock out at 5 PM.

ticking clock

clock making a repetitive ticking sound

The ticking clock in the room was soothing..

clock off

leave work by recording departure time

She clocks off at 5 PM every day.

put the clock back

change the time to an earlier hour

We need to put the clock back this weekend.

around the clock

adv.

continuously without stopping

The store is open around the clock.

off the clock

adv.

not working or on duty

She likes to read when she's off the clock.

set back the clock

move a clock's time to an earlier hour

Remember to set back the clock before you go to bed.

watch the clock

look at the clock repeatedly

During the meeting, he kept watching the clock.

beat the clock

finish a task before time runs out

She managed to beat the clock and submit her test.

Examples of kill the clock in a sentence

We need to kill the clock to win this game.
She tried to kill the clock by chatting with colleagues.
They played a game to kill the clock before the event.

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French:gagner du temps, tuer le temps, ...
German:die Zeit totschlagen, Zeit verschwenden, ...
Italian:far scorrere il tempo, ammazzare il tempo, ...
Spanish:agotar el tiempo, matar el tiempo, ...
Portuguese:queimar tempo, ganhar tempo, ...
Chinese:消耗时间, 浪费时间, ...
Japanese:時間を稼ぐ, 時間を無駄にする, ...
Arabic:ضَيَّعَ الوقت, قَتَلَ الوَقْت, ...
Hebrew:לִמְשׁוֹךְ זְמַן, לְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן, ...
Russian:тянуть время, ...
Ukrainian:грати на час, марнувати час, ...
Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, समय को जानबूझकर बर्बाद करना, ...
Bengali:সময় নষ্ট করা, ...
Catalan:esgotar el temps, perdre el temps, ...
Czech:tahat čas, zahálet, ...
Danish:spille tiden ud, spilde tiden, ...
Dutch:tijd rekken, ...
Greek:σκοτώνω τον χρόνο, χάνω τον χρόνο, ...
Hungarian:húzni az időt, elütni az időt, ...
Khmer:ពន្យារពេលលេង, សម្លាប់ពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:시간을 끌다, ...
Persian:وقت‌کشی کردن, ...
Polish:zabijać czas, marnować czas, ...
Portuguese (BR):gastar tempo, matar o tempo, ...
Romanian:a trage timpul, ...
Swedish:spela på tiden, slösa tid, ...
Thai:ถ่วงเวลา, ฆ่าเวลา, ...
Turkish:zamanı öldürmek, zamanı boşa harcamak, ...
Vietnamese:câu giờ, giết thời gian, ...

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