game clock meaning

[Sports]
Basketball
This is a clock that runs whenever the ball is in play, and stops whenever the ball goes out of bounds or when a foul is committed.

• clock:    Noun: clock & ...
• clock in:    Verb: clock inRegi ...
• clock in at:    clock in at sth to ...

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1. Just 1 minute 10 seconds had elapsed from the game clock.
2. Their biological shot clock is much quicker than the game clock.
3. A game of Go may be timed using a game clock.
4. Time controls are typically enforced by means of a game clock.
5. Time in a football game is measured by the game clock.