turn the/(one's) clock(s) back



turn the/(one's) clock(s) back

To adjust the time on one's clock(s) back by one hour to account for the end of daylight saving time. Don't forget to turn your clock back tonight. I hate having to turn the clocks back every autumn, it's such an antiquated custom.
See also: back, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sanya (1)-Arabic
Eleazarel-ee-AY-zər (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Petru-Romanian, Corsican, Old Church Slavic
BrandyBRAN-deeEnglish
TiÊN-Vietnamese
Arsenius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)