Meaning of biological clock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions, such as the circadian rhythm.
2. A notional clock to which people should pay attention, lest menopause or andropause kicks in and it is too late for them to have children.
   figuratively

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Examples

“2005 US Department of Health - Your guide⟳ to healthy sleep⟳ Your biological clock is actually a tiny bundle of cells in your brain that responds to light⟳ signals received through your eyes.”

“Her biological clock is ticking.”

“Take⟳ Linda, a thirty-nine-year-old newscaster who relished her career but began to hear⟳ the alarm ringing on her biological clock.”

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