Timekeeping
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time. uncountable, usually
- 2 the act or process of determining the time wordnet
- 3 The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.; Measuring and recording the time spent by employees on the clock, including the timepoints at which they clocked in and clocked out. uncountable, usually
- 4 The quality of being punctual, keeping to a set time. uncountable, usually
"Timekeeping is better than on many Irish main lines; indeed, such delays as do occur are often attributable to late running of the Dublin-Sligo trains."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of timekeep form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Timekeeping is better than on many Irish main lines; indeed, such delays as do occur are often attributable to late running of the Dublin-Sligo trains."
Etymology
From time + keeping.
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