clock-watch

See also: clockwatch

English

Verb

clock-watch (third-person singular simple present clock-watches, present participle clock-watching, simple past and past participle clock-watched)

1. (intransitive) To continually check the time to determine how much longer one has to work or study.
   • 2010, Mike Perham, Sailing the Dream:

     I clock-watched constantly, my iPod on shuffle.

Related terms

• clock-watcher
• clock-watching

Anagrams

• watchclock