watch the clock



watch the clock

to keep looking to see what the time is because you are eager to stop what you are doing I can tell if a film isn't holding my attention because I find myself watching the clock and changing position a lot.
See also: clock, watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rodolph-English (Rare), French (Rare)
Dareia-Late Greek
DanielDAN-yəl (English), dah-nee-EL (Jewish), dan-YEL (French), DAH-nee-el (German), DAHN-yel (Polish)English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portugu
Mikhailo-Ukrainian
Sovanna-Khmer
Deorwine-Anglo-Saxon