on the clock

en service, pendant les heures de travail

En train de travailler pendant les heures pour lesquelles on est payé.

En anglais simple : Working during hours for which you are being paid.

• I am on the clock.
• She cannot chat while she is on the clock.
• Were you on the clock when the accident happened?

Synonymes : on duty, at work

Contraires : off duty

Expressions courantes : be on the clock, still on the clock, while on the clock

au compteur

Affiché sur le compteur comme la distance totale parcourue par un véhicule.

En anglais simple : Shown as the distance a vehicle has travelled on its distance counter.

• The car has fifty thousand miles on the clock.
• How many kilometres does this van have on the clock?
• It ran well despite having high mileage on the clock.

Synonymes : on the odometer

Expressions courantes : miles on the clock, kilometres on the clock

sous la pression du temps

Avec peu de temps pour décider ou obtenir un résultat, sous le regard de personnes qui évaluent votre travail.

En anglais simple : Having limited time to make a decision or achieve a result while others judge your performance.

• The team is on the clock.
• With only two minutes left, we were on the clock.
• The manager is on the clock to deliver better results.

Synonymes : under time pressure

Expressions courantes : be on the clock, now on the clock

payé à l'heure

Payé selon le temps travaillé, plutôt que selon le nombre de tâches terminées.

En anglais simple : Paid according to the amount of time you work, rather than the number of jobs you finish.

• These workers are on the clock.
• She is on the clock, so extra hours mean extra pay.
• Are the painters on the clock or paid per job?

Synonymes : paid by the hour

Expressions courantes : be on the clock, workers on the clock

au compteur

Avec le compteur du taxi en marche, ou à propos du prix qu’il affiche.

En anglais simple : With a taxi’s meter running, or shown as a fare on that meter.

• The taxi is on the clock.
• There was already ten pounds on the clock when we arrived.
• Waiting in traffic added another pound on the clock.

Synonymes : on the meter

Expressions courantes : fare on the clock, cab on the clock