clock in
phrasal verbclock in (informal)
- to reach a figure, number, amount of time, etc.
- The film clocked in at nearly two hours.
- Aged 80, he clocks in as the senate's oldest member.
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clock in/on (British English)
(North American English punch in)
- to record the time at which you arrive at work, especially by putting a card into a machine
- Staff should clock in on arrival.
- I clock on at 8 a.m.