How is “tell the time” used?

In The Stranger (1946), one line is: “- Figure it to tell time rightly? - Mm-hm.”

Which movie is “tell the time” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Stranger (1946).

to read the time from a clock, etc.

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to read the time from a clock, etc.
She's only five — she hasn't learnt to tell the time yet.

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

- Figure it to tell time rightly? - Mm-hm.

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