Timekeep
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A timekeeper; someone or something that timekeeps.
"A timekeep gave us our cards and our badges and told us where to punch in and then let out a yell for Johnson, our straw boss."
- 1 To keep track of and/or enforce any restrictions on the time; keep time.
"Thus, the difficulty retarded persons experience with focusing and/or maintaining their attention toward a relevant stimulus dimension (Fisher & Zeaman, 1973) may well hinder their ability to timekeep and predict temporal intervals."
Example
More examples"Thus, the difficulty retarded persons experience with focusing and/or maintaining their attention toward a relevant stimulus dimension (Fisher & Zeaman, 1973) may well hinder their ability to timekeep and predict temporal intervals."
Etymology
From time + keep, or possibly back-formation from timekeeping.
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