diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
index 91afda38d86..e80668e46a4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
@@ -52,14 +51,15 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/testutil"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/securitycontext"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 // NewFakeControllerExpectationsLookup creates a fake store for PodExpectations.
-func NewFakeControllerExpectationsLookup(ttl time.Duration) (*ControllerExpectations, *clock.FakeClock) {
+func NewFakeControllerExpectationsLookup(ttl time.Duration) (*ControllerExpectations, *testingclock.FakeClock) {
 	fakeTime := time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	fakeClock := clock.NewFakeClock(fakeTime)
+	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(fakeTime)
 	ttlPolicy := &cache.TTLPolicy{TTL: ttl, Clock: fakeClock}
 	ttlStore := cache.NewFakeExpirationStore(
 		ExpKeyFunc, nil, ttlPolicy, fakeClock)
diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin.go b/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin.go
index 57cb52590c7..69d0f189dcb 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/json"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	credentialproviderapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/credentialprovider"
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/credentialprovider"
 	kubeletconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config"
 	kubeletconfigv1alpha1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/v1alpha1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin_test.go b/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin_test.go
index 0990bd51273..db177c39a4b 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/plugin/plugin_test.go
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ import (
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	credentialproviderapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/credentialprovider"
 	credentialproviderv1alpha1 "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/credentialprovider/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/credentialprovider"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 type fakeExecPlugin struct {
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ func Test_ProvideParallel(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_getCachedCredentials(t *testing.T) {
-	fakeClock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	p := &pluginProvider{
 		clock:          fakeClock,
 		lastCachePurge: fakeClock.Now(),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/util/cache/object_cache_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/util/cache/object_cache_test.go
index d117b2c5585..0db8d32fb6c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/util/cache/object_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/util/cache/object_cache_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	expirationcache "k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 type testObject struct {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func TestAddAndGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	objectCache := NewFakeObjectCache(func() (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected Error: updater should never be called in this test")
-	}, 1*time.Hour, clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now()))
+	}, 1*time.Hour, testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now()))
 
 	err := objectCache.Add(testObj.key, testObj.val)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func TestExpirationBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		val: unexpectedVal,
 	}
 
-	fakeClock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 
 	objectCache := NewFakeObjectCache(func() (interface{}, error) {
 		return expectedVal, nil
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
index 7609c2e2c3d..7f52c0c3eff 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 )
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func testHandler(hcs *server, nsn types.NamespacedName, status int, endpoints in
 func TestHealthzServer(t *testing.T) {
 	listener := newFakeListener()
 	httpFactory := newFakeHTTPServerFactory()
-	fakeClock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 
 	hs := newProxierHealthServer(listener, httpFactory, fakeClock, "127.0.0.1:10256", 10*time.Second, nil, nil)
 	server := hs.httpFactory.New(hs.addr, healthzHandler{hs: hs})
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go
index 187a117f01b..d48ad517e2b 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/events"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 // ProxierHealthUpdater allows callers to update healthz timestamp only.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go
index 71be9fb33b6..38760eae9ab 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	internalcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache"
 	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/profile"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			// Need to add/update/delete testPod to the store.
 			podInformer.Informer().GetStore().Add(testPod)
 
-			queue := internalqueue.NewPriorityQueue(nil, informerFactory, internalqueue.WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
+			queue := internalqueue.NewPriorityQueue(nil, informerFactory, internalqueue.WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
 			schedulerCache := internalcache.New(30*time.Second, stopCh)
 
 			queue.Add(testPod)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc_NodeNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 			// Need to add testPod to the store.
 			podInformer.Informer().GetStore().Add(testPod)
 
-			queue := internalqueue.NewPriorityQueue(nil, informerFactory, internalqueue.WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
+			queue := internalqueue.NewPriorityQueue(nil, informerFactory, internalqueue.WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
 			schedulerCache := internalcache.New(30*time.Second, stopCh)
 
 			for i := range tt.nodes {
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc_PodAlreadyBound(t *testing.T) {
 	// Need to add testPod to the store.
 	podInformer.Informer().GetStore().Add(testPod)
 
-	queue := internalqueue.NewPriorityQueue(nil, informerFactory, internalqueue.WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
+	queue := internalqueue.NewPriorityQueue(nil, informerFactory, internalqueue.WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
 	schedulerCache := internalcache.New(30*time.Second, stopCh)
 
 	// Add node to schedulerCache no matter it's deleted in API server or not.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
index 79e1656fa0c..a6c61c3e5be 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/queuesort"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestPriorityQueue_AddUnschedulableIfNotPresent(t *testing.T) {
 // Pods in and before current scheduling cycle will be put back to activeQueue
 // if we were trying to schedule them when we received move request.
 func TestPriorityQueue_AddUnschedulableIfNotPresent_Backoff(t *testing.T) {
-	q := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
+	q := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())))
 	totalNum := 10
 	expectedPods := make([]v1.Pod, 0, totalNum)
 	for i := 0; i < totalNum; i++ {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func TestPriorityQueue_Pop(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPriorityQueue_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	objs := []runtime.Object{highPriorityPodInfo.Pod, unschedulablePodInfo.Pod, medPriorityPodInfo.Pod}
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	q := NewTestQueueWithObjects(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), objs, WithClock(c))
 	q.Update(nil, highPriorityPodInfo.Pod)
 	if _, exists, _ := q.activeQ.Get(newQueuedPodInfoForLookup(highPriorityPodInfo.Pod)); !exists {
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func BenchmarkMoveAllToActiveOrBackoffQueue(b *testing.B) {
 			b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v", tt.name, podsInUnschedulableQ), func(b *testing.B) {
 				for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 					b.StopTimer()
-					c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+					c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 
 					m := make(map[framework.ClusterEvent]sets.String)
 					// - All plugins registered for events[0], which is NodeAdd.
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ func BenchmarkMoveAllToActiveOrBackoffQueue(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func TestPriorityQueue_MoveAllToActiveOrBackoffQueue(t *testing.T) {
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	m := map[framework.ClusterEvent]sets.String{
 		{Resource: framework.Node, ActionType: framework.Add}: sets.NewString("fooPlugin"),
 	}
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func TestPriorityQueue_AssignedPodAdded(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec: v1.PodSpec{NodeName: "machine1"},
 	}
 
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	m := map[framework.ClusterEvent]sets.String{AssignedPodAdd: sets.NewString("fakePlugin")}
 	q := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(c), WithClusterEventMap(m))
 	q.Add(medPriorityPodInfo.Pod)
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ func TestSchedulingQueue_Close(t *testing.T) {
 // ensures that an unschedulable pod does not block head of the queue when there
 // are frequent events that move pods to the active queue.
 func TestRecentlyTriedPodsGoBack(t *testing.T) {
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	q := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(c))
 	// Add a few pods to priority queue.
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ func TestRecentlyTriedPodsGoBack(t *testing.T) {
 // This behavior ensures that an unschedulable pod does not block head of the queue when there
 // are frequent events that move pods to the active queue.
 func TestPodFailedSchedulingMultipleTimesDoesNotBlockNewerPod(t *testing.T) {
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	q := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(c))
 
 	// Add an unschedulable pod to a priority queue.
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ func TestHighPriorityBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 // TestHighPriorityFlushUnschedulableQLeftover tests that pods will be moved to
 // activeQ after one minutes if it is in unschedulableQ
 func TestHighPriorityFlushUnschedulableQLeftover(t *testing.T) {
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	m := map[framework.ClusterEvent]sets.String{
 		NodeAdd: sets.NewString("fakePlugin"),
 	}
@@ -1307,11 +1307,11 @@ var (
 		queue.MoveAllToActiveOrBackoffQueue(UnschedulableTimeout, nil)
 	}
 	flushBackoffQ = func(queue *PriorityQueue, _ *framework.QueuedPodInfo) {
-		queue.clock.(*clock.FakeClock).Step(2 * time.Second)
+		queue.clock.(*testingclock.FakeClock).Step(2 * time.Second)
 		queue.flushBackoffQCompleted()
 	}
 	moveClockForward = func(queue *PriorityQueue, _ *framework.QueuedPodInfo) {
-		queue.clock.(*clock.FakeClock).Step(2 * time.Second)
+		queue.clock.(*testingclock.FakeClock).Step(2 * time.Second)
 	}
 )
 
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ func TestPodTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)))
+			queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)))
 			var podInfoList []*framework.QueuedPodInfo
 
 			for i, op := range test.operations {
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ scheduler_pending_pods{queue="unschedulable"} 0
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			resetMetrics()
-			queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)))
+			queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)))
 			for i, op := range test.operations {
 				for _, pInfo := range test.operands[i] {
 					op(queue, pInfo)
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ func TestPerPodSchedulingMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Case 1: A pod is created and scheduled after 1 attempt. The queue operations are
 	// Add -> Pop.
-	c := clock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)
+	c := testingclock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)
 	queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(c))
 	queue.Add(pod)
 	pInfo, err := queue.Pop()
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ func TestPerPodSchedulingMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Case 2: A pod is created and scheduled after 2 attempts. The queue operations are
 	// Add -> Pop -> AddUnschedulableIfNotPresent -> flushUnschedulableQLeftover -> Pop.
-	c = clock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)
+	c = testingclock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)
 	queue = NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(c))
 	queue.Add(pod)
 	pInfo, err = queue.Pop()
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ func TestPerPodSchedulingMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Case 3: Similar to case 2, but before the second pop, call update, the queue operations are
 	// Add -> Pop -> AddUnschedulableIfNotPresent -> flushUnschedulableQLeftover -> Update -> Pop.
-	c = clock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)
+	c = testingclock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)
 	queue = NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(c))
 	queue.Add(pod)
 	pInfo, err = queue.Pop()
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ func TestIncomingPodsMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			metrics.SchedulerQueueIncomingPods.Reset()
-			queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(clock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)))
+			queue := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(timestamp)))
 			for _, op := range test.operations {
 				for _, pInfo := range pInfos {
 					op(queue, pInfo)
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ func checkPerPodSchedulingMetrics(name string, t *testing.T, pInfo *framework.Qu
 }
 
 func TestBackOffFlow(t *testing.T) {
-	cl := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	cl := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	q := NewTestQueue(context.Background(), newDefaultQueueSort(), WithClock(cl))
 	steps := []struct {
 		wantBackoff time.Duration
diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
index 233c23077e0..494e46d8eb0 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/eventratelimit/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/eventratelimit/admission_test.go
index 4f8c014ff8d..20a7f594465 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/eventratelimit/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/eventratelimit/admission_test.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	eventratelimitapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/admission/eventratelimit/apis/eventratelimit"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func TestEventRateLimiting(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			clock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+			clock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 			config := &eventratelimitapi.Configuration{}
 			if tc.serverBurst > 0 {
 				serverLimit := eventratelimitapi.Limit{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go
index 04057149319..ec5be90b825 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 // For any test of the style:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go
index dbd3dfbda39..24d1f734025 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 func TestUntil(t *testing.T) {
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ func TestContextForChannel(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExponentialBackoffManagerGetNextBackoff(t *testing.T) {
-	fc := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	fc := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	backoff := NewExponentialBackoffManager(1, 10, 10, 2.0, 0.0, fc)
 	durations := []time.Duration{1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 10, 10}
 	for i := 0; i < len(durations); i++ {
@@ -732,7 +733,7 @@ func TestExponentialBackoffManagerGetNextBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestJitteredBackoffManagerGetNextBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	// positive jitter
-	backoffMgr := NewJitteredBackoffManager(1, 1, clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now()))
+	backoffMgr := NewJitteredBackoffManager(1, 1, testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now()))
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		backoff := backoffMgr.(*jitteredBackoffManagerImpl).getNextBackoff()
 		if backoff < 1 || backoff > 2 {
@@ -741,7 +742,7 @@ func TestJitteredBackoffManagerGetNextBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// negative jitter, shall be a fixed backoff
-	backoffMgr = NewJitteredBackoffManager(1, -1, clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now()))
+	backoffMgr = NewJitteredBackoffManager(1, -1, testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now()))
 	backoff := backoffMgr.(*jitteredBackoffManagerImpl).getNextBackoff()
 	if backoff != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("backoff should be 1, but got %d", backoff)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go
index fe394d16ceb..3491c0116a2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 // This file implements a low-level controller that is used in
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go
index dfa95619309..7abdae73742 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 // ExpirationCache implements the store interface
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go
index 33afd32c867..a16f4735e34 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cache
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 type fakeThreadSafeMap struct {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go
index 160fe6ebb69..00a9e61cf5f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 func TestTTLExpirationBasic(t *testing.T) {
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func TestTTLPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	exactlyOnTTL := fakeTime.Add(-ttl)
 	expiredTime := fakeTime.Add(-(ttl + 1))
 
-	policy := TTLPolicy{ttl, clock.NewFakeClock(fakeTime)}
+	policy := TTLPolicy{ttl, testingclock.NewFakeClock(fakeTime)}
 	item := testStoreObject{id: "foo", val: "bar"}
 	itemkey, _ := testStoreKeyFunc(item)
 	fakeTimestampedEntry := &TimestampedEntry{Obj: item, Timestamp: exactlyOnTTL, key: itemkey}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go
index 90fa45ddbfe..f7adeeed18a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/naming"
 	utilnet "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	"k8s.io/utils/trace"
 )
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
index fa3b638c0db..49f76bf061d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 var nevererrc chan error
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ func TestReflectorListAndWatchInitConnBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 			func(t *testing.T) {
 				stopCh := make(chan struct{})
 				connFails := test.numConnFails
-				fakeClock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Unix(0, 0))
+				fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Unix(0, 0))
 				bm := wait.NewExponentialBackoffManager(time.Millisecond, maxBackoff, 100*time.Millisecond, 2.0, 1.0, fakeClock)
 				done := make(chan struct{})
 				defer close(done)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
index 1a95dcfeb25..4b7fc04e3ea 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/utils/buffer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
index 5882e585b41..ce129bd30fe 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	fcache "k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/testing"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 type testListener struct {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestListenerResyncPeriods(t *testing.T) {
 	// create the shared informer and resync every 1s
 	informer := NewSharedInformer(source, &v1.Pod{}, 1*time.Second).(*sharedIndexInformer)
 
-	clock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	clock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	informer.clock = clock
 	informer.processor.clock = clock
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestResyncCheckPeriod(t *testing.T) {
 	// create the shared informer and resync every 12 hours
 	informer := NewSharedInformer(source, &v1.Pod{}, 12*time.Hour).(*sharedIndexInformer)
 
-	clock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	clock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	informer.clock = clock
 	informer.processor.clock = clock
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func TestSharedInformerWatchDisruption(t *testing.T) {
 	// create the shared informer and resync every 1s
 	informer := NewSharedInformer(source, &v1.Pod{}, 1*time.Second).(*sharedIndexInformer)
 
-	clock := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	clock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	informer.clock = clock
 	informer.processor.clock = clock
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/clientbuilder/client_builder_dynamic.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/clientbuilder/client_builder_dynamic.go
index c8ceaefecea..514bb1b8375 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/clientbuilder/client_builder_dynamic.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/clientbuilder/client_builder_dynamic.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	apiserverserviceaccount "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/serviceaccount"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/transport"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )