Meaning & use
clocking
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Recording or measuring the time or speed at which something happens.
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The radar gun clocked the pitch at ninety-eight miles per hour.
He spent the afternoon clocking laps around the track to prepare for the race.
A note on using this word
In British informal slang, "clocking" someone also means noticing or recognizing them, as in "I clocked him straight away."
Words with a similar meaning
timingrecording
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Another way to use it
2. verb
(British informal) Noticing or recognizing someone or something.
She clocked the mistake as soon as she walked into the room.
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