English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'clock'

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BethYou know this is a 'clock' so let's learn some phrases with this word. Around the clock means all the time. It means you're doing something at every hour of the clock. She works around the clock, looking after the family and doing a full-time job. If you do something against the clock, you do it as fast as possible so that you complete it before or within a certain time. I'm going to do this run against the clock. How far do you think I can get in one minute? If something happens like clockwork, it happens very regularly, often around the same time. A phrase with the same meaning is regular as clockwork. The dog barks just as I'm getting to sleep every night, like clockwork. It's so annoying! And if the clock is ticking, time is running out so you better hurry! Can you be a bit faster? The clock is ticking and I don't want to be late.

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