clock out

IPA/klˈɒk ˈaʊt/
IPA/klˈɑːk ˈaʊt/

clock out — phrasal verb

  • clock outbase form
  • clocks out3rd person singular
  • clocking out-ing form
  • clocked outpast simple

1. to record the moment you stop working at the end of a shift, usually by tapping

1.片語動詞不及物B1
釋義

to record the moment you stop working at the end of a shift, usually by tapping a staff card on a machine that tracks your hours

例句

Jiwoo clocked out at exactly five o'clock and hurried to catch the bus.

clock out at + time for the end of a shift

The factory workers clock out as soon as the evening siren sounds.

同義詞
  • clock off

    chiefly British; same idea of recording the end of work

  • punch out

    American; used when a paper time card is stamped by a machine

  • sign out

    more general; notes that you are leaving, not always your paid hours

反義詞
  • clock in

    record the time you arrive and start your shift

  • clock on

    British variant of clock in

文法句型

clock out at + time

clock out for the day

clock out of + work/place

用法筆記

Usually intransitive and often followed by a time or 'for the day'; the matching opener is 'clock in', which records when you start work. The act is about your own departure, so it takes no direct object.

常見錯誤

❌Remember to clock out your shift before leaving.
✅Remember to clock out before leaving.
💡'clock out' takes no direct object; you record your own departure, not a thing.