run down the clock

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   if a sports team tries to run down / out the clock at the end of a game, it stops trying to score and just tries to keep hold of the ball to stop the other team from scoring

   Huge. Running down the clock, there's only four and a half minutes left in this game.

In the movies · 1

• Huge. Running down the clock, there's only four and a half minutes left in this game.American Underdog2021

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From the same entry

• against the clock
• around the clock
• put the clocks forward
• put the clock back
• the clocks go forward
• beat the clock
• a race against time clock
• stop the clock
• watch the clock
• clock in
• clock out
• clock up