punching in
Starting the shift
Punching in is the act of recording your arrival at work, originally by inserting a timecard into a mechanical clock that stamped the time: I punch in at eight and punch out at five.
The phrase extends to any method of logging work hours, including digital systems.
In audio and video production, punching in means starting to record at a specific point in an existing track, often to fix a mistake: The guitarist punched in to redo the solo.
Employee hours record
- time-stampRecorded moment indicator
- biometricMeasuring unique physical characteristics
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
turnstile · timestamp · attendance · log-in · roster · check-in · schedule · verification
Record of who's present
- punctualityBeing on time
- tardinessState of being late
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- recordPreserved account or achievement
verification · tracking · documentation · compliance · monitoring · proof · logged · registered
Movement or work period
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- morningDay's early hours
- workdayStandard labor period
- 9-to-5Standard business hours
weekday · overtime · factory · warehouse · office · plant · breakroom · blue-collar
Done by routine
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- punctualityBeing on time
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
repetition · monotony · ritual · pattern · systematic · schedule · timetable · predictable
timecard
Employee hours record
- time-stampRecorded moment indicator
- biometricMeasuring unique physical characteristics
- swipeQuick sliding motion
badge · turnstile · timestamp · attendance · log-in · roster · check-in · schedule · verification
attendance
Record of who's present
- punctualityBeing on time
- tardinessState of being late
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
record · verification · tracking · documentation · compliance · monitoring · proof · logged · registered · timestamp
shift
Movement or work period
9-to-5 · weekday · overtime · factory · warehouse · office · plant · breakroom · blue-collar · hourly
habitual
Done by routine
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- punctualityBeing on time
consistency · repetition · monotony · ritual · pattern · systematic · schedule · timetable · predictable · dependable
- blue collarhard hat, blue collar, blue-collar jobs, factory work, manual labor
- recordingrecording, mixing, mastering, editing, overdubbing
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
punching inpunching out
Marking shift's end
clocking out · signing out · logging out · checking out · going home
punch, punching, punched, punches, puncher, punchier, punchy