to clock out
11
3.4
- phrasal verb
- /klɑk aʊt/
- US
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- After a long day at work, she remembered to clock out before leaving the office.
- clocked out at 2:30 p.m.
- Employees clock out
- clock out when he leaves
And when we clock out, we're like, OK, we're friends, you know?
- And when we clock out, we're like, OK, we're friends, you know?
- Employees clock in a little late, they clock out a little early, and they do the bare minimum to maintain employment.
- So like, I'll probably clock out like that.
- I'm like, no, he got clocked out, but he got sick days right now that was going to go on vacation.
Examples
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Sorry, can't let you clock out without the shift being covered.
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I'm clocking out, so start getting up.
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And when we clock out, we're like, OK, we're friends, you know?
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But when you clock out, go home and love your families.
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I just gotta go clock out.
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Employees clock in a little late, they clock out a little early, and they do the bare minimum to maintain employment.
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You can pick me up down here at Moore Hall, and I'm gonna clock out now at sun up, ya hear?
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When you have a nine to five, you clock out, you come home, you switch off, you don't clock out.
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At the end of a shift, bartender/servers clock out and enter what they made in tips.
Blog text (25) -
Hey, I'm clocking out.
Synonyms
6
3.9
To record when you finish work using a time clock
1
5.0
To record the time you finish work using a machine
Antonyms
How Automated
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
4.9
6
3.9
- US
11
3.4
37
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to record the time you leave work' is directly derivable from combining 'clock' (to record time/duration) with 'out' (indicating leaving or departure). This verb+particle construction follows a common, compositional English pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The verb clock out comes from old factories and offices where workers put a time card into a machine called a clock to stamp the moment they went out at the end of a shift. That's why today clock out means 'to record the time you leave work' or simply 'to leave work'.