clocked
v.to notice or see something, or to measure how fast someone is going. It is a casual way to say you spotted something or recorded a speed.
v.to notice or perceive something; to measure the speed of a person or vehicle. Often used in informal contexts to describe the act of recognition or the recording of a specific velocity.
“The police clocked the car going over the speed limit.”
“I immediately clocked the nervous look on his face when I mentioned the missing keys.”
“The sprinter was clocked at under ten seconds, a feat that solidified his reputation as the fastest athlete in the regional championships.”
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
“As stewardess and later purser on Air France airliners, Lainault clocked up 12,600 flight hours between 1989 and 2019.”
“However, her best time is now more than half a second faster than Hodgkinson's 1:54.33, while Broeders-Bol clocked 1:55.54 in taking bronze in Birmingham.”