punching out
Ending your shift
Punching out is clocking out of work by inserting a time card into a machine that stamps the departure time: I'm punching out at five today.
The phrase extends to any act of leaving or finishing for the day.
In military aviation, to punch out is to eject from an aircraft.
Punching out can also mean knocking someone unconscious with a punch.
- clockingMeasuring time taken
- eradicatingRemoving completely and permanently
- trompingWalking heavily and noisily
- clocking outRecording work departure
- disengagingReleasing from attachment
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- quitting time5pm, clock out, end of shift, clocking out, knock-off
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
punching outpunching in
Registering work arrival
clocking in · signing in · checking in · logging in · reporting for duty
punching outdiving in
Starting with full commitment
buckling down · rolling up one's sleeves · engaging · working overtime
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