What does it mean by clock being late/early

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What does it mean by clock being late/early

by ez2dj86 » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:35 pm
Hello,
I remember seeing this context on GMAT PS somewhere but cannot recall anymore.

Could someone clearly define what it means by 'clock is one hour late/early'?
I hardly see any context where we use the term clock is hour late/early as we generally use slower/faster.

My understanding is,
if my watch is one hour late, it means my watch will show 13:00 when the actual time is 14:00.
Thus when I arrive at a meeting scheduled for 13:00, I will be an hour late.
Which case, 'clock is one hour late' is equivalent to 'clock is one hour slower'
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by Anurag@Gurome » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:48 pm
ez2dj86 wrote:Hello,
I remember seeing this context on GMAT PS somewhere but cannot recall anymore.

Could someone clearly define what it means by 'clock is one hour late/early'?
I hardly see any context where we use the term clock is hour late/early as we generally use slower/faster.

My understanding is,
if my watch is one hour late, it means my watch will show 13:00 when the actual time is 14:00.
Thus when I arrive at a meeting scheduled for 13:00, I will be an hour late.
Which case, 'clock is one hour late' is equivalent to 'clock is one hour slower'
You are right, 1 hr late means 1 hr slower, and 1 hr early means 1 hr faster.
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by ez2dj86 » Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:31 am
Anurag@Gurome wrote: You are right, 1 hr late means 1 hr slower, and 1 hr early means 1 hr faster.
Thanks for the quick reply :)