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Meaning of run the clock down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To run down the clock.

idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

“The only time I ever worried was when quarterbacks would run the clock down in the last 20 seconds […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

run the gamut run the gantlope run the gauntlet run the guard run the risk run the rule over

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