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on the clock

Meaning

(literally) Displayed on the dial of a clock (timepiece).

(idiomatic) Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.

(idiomatic) During one's official working hours; in or into a position of remunerated employment.

(idiomatic) Of a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.

(sports) In the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event.

(sports) In the official time expired in a game or other sporting event.

(chiefly sports drafts) Under scrutiny due to having to make a decision or produce results within a set period of time.

(of a motor vehicle) Displayed numerically on the mileage or kilometric gauge.

Remunerated per unit of time.
Alas, the delivery boy is on the clock; he could and would work much faster on commission!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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