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clock

noun: a device that shows what time it is and that is usually placed in a room or attached to a wall
noun: a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dialect
verb: to measure the amount of time it takes for (a person) to do something or for (something) to be completed
verb: to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device
often used before another noun
synonyms: timepiece, ornament, beetle

She felt her 'biological clock' ticking away and wanted to have a baby as soon as possible.
In a desperate attempt to 'beat the clock', I raced to mail my tax return before midnight.
The movie 'clocked in' at just under three hours. [=the movie was almost three hours long]

(..) Banks was a drifter, and nobody knew her. Where's the body? It's out in back in our morgue. lt's . We close at . We have our own clock. We'll lock up. You know, Agent Desmond, I figure this whole office, furniture included, is worth $. (..)
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me