on the clock

== English == === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === on the clock (literally) Displayed on the dial of a clock (timepiece). Coordinate term: o'clock (idiomatic) Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment. Near-synonym: on the job (idiomatic) During one's official working hours; in or into a position of remunerated employment. (idiomatic) Of a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab. (sports) In the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event. (sports) In the official time expired in a game or other sporting event. (chiefly sports drafts) Under scrutiny due to having to make a decision or produce results within a set period of time. (of a motor vehicle) Displayed numerically on the mileage or kilometric gauge. Remunerated per unit of time. ==== Antonyms ==== off the clock ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== ==== Translations ====