The Clue
By the clock (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TIMED
Tags
Notes
The answer TIMED is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
Related Clues
Clocked
Scheduled
Calculated the speed
Held a watch on
Measured by a stopwatch
Put in sync
Under a stopwatch
Used a stopwatch
Like certain bombs
Like many tests
Like Olympic races
Like some locks
Like some vault locks
Like tournament chess games
Definition
TIME as a verb:
1. (clock, time) = measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"
2. assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
3. set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
4. regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
5. adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
TIMED as an adjective:
1. regularly spaced in time; "closely timed intervals"