noun
a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
• Hypernyms: ↑idler, ↑loafer, ↑do-nothing, ↑layabout, ↑bum
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noun : a worker having the habit of overfrequently consulting a timepiece
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—clock watching.
1. an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
2. any person who watches the time closely, as in expectation of some news or event.
[1885-90]
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clock watcher,
U.S. Informal. a person employed in an office or factory who keeps looking at the clock for the time to quit work instead of doing his job; a bad or indifferent worker.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.