How to Pronounce "put the clock back"
expression
ˈpʊt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑk/ /ˈbæk
PUT thuh KLAHK BAK
pʊt/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒk/ /bˈæk
PUT thuh klOK BAK
Definition
To change a clock to an earlier time, usually when daylight saving time ends. It can also mean to return to an earlier situation or make things the way they were before.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑk/ /ˈbæk
British English
pʊt/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒk/ /bˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT thuh KLAHK BAK
UK
PUT thuh klOK BAK
Listen in Context
Don't forget to put the clock back this Sunday night.
We put the clock back one hour in the fall.
Every year, we put the clock back for daylight saving time.
If only we could put the clock back and fix our mistakes.