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Milk the clock
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.
2.
Verb
To squander time while on a shift's punch clock in order to earn more money.
Synonyms
stretch
make time
make good time
make hay
buy time
strip
make mileage out of
beat the clock
play all one's cards
make one's hand
play hardball
burn the midnight oil
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