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play clock noun[ C ] uk /ˈpleɪ ˌklɒk/ us /ˈpleɪ ˌklɑːk/ in sports such as American football, a clock that shows the amount of time that a team has to start a play, with the team given a penalty if they do not start before the time runs out: They had to hurry to get a play off before the play clock expired. The play clock was down to one second before the centre snapped the ball. If you don't start a play before the play clock expires, you will get a penalty for delay of game. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock clock horology hour hand hourglass lose military time minute hand movement stroke timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized watchband
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