Collocations for clock - noun
ADJ.
12/24-hour | atomic, digital, electric | bedside, kitchen | alarm, carriage, cuckoo, grandfather, long-case, time, travelling, wall
VERB + CLOCK
set, wind
I''ve set my alarm clock for six tomorrow.
I''ve set my alarm clock for six tomorrow.
put back/forward
He forgot to put his clock forward and turned up an hour late.
He forgot to put his clock forward and turned up an hour late.
stop (for example in a game)
Pressing the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ response button stops the clock.
Pressing the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ response button stops the clock.
glance at, look at | watch
employees who are always watching the clock (= wanting their day''s work to end)
employees who are always watching the clock (= wanting their day''s work to end)
CLOCK + VERB
chime (sth), strike sth, tick
The clock struck the hour. | I could hear a clock ticking somewhere in the house.
The clock struck the hour. | I could hear a clock ticking somewhere in the house.
stop | be fast/slow, gain/keep/lose time
This clock doesn''t keep time.
This clock doesn''t keep time.
go back/forward
The clocks go back (= for a return to standard time)/forward (= for summer time) tonight.
The clocks go back (= for a return to standard time)/forward (= for summer time) tonight.
say sth
The clock on the mantelpiece said twelve o''clock.
The clock on the mantelpiece said twelve o''clock.
go off
My alarm clock didn''t go off this morning.
My alarm clock didn''t go off this morning.
CLOCK + NOUN
face, tower | radio
PREP.
against the ~
to work against the clock (= to work fast in order to finish before a particular time)
to work against the clock (= to work fast in order to finish before a particular time)
around/round the ~
(= all day and all night) to work around the clock
(= all day and all night) to work around the clock
by the ~
It''s ten o''clock by the kitchen clock.
It''s ten o''clock by the kitchen clock.
PHRASES
the dial/face/hands of a clock