Timekeeping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timekeeping is a noun meaning The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
Meaning
The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
More Meanings
- The quality of being punctual, keeping to a set time.
- present participle and gerund of timekeep
Example Sentences
Our correspondent found that timekeeping had suffered following the substitution of Class 5 4-6-0s on these workings.
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.
As already indicated, timekeeping is very poor. Point-to-point times are not kept, even with a clear road, and whilst fast running has never been a feature of the route because of the large number of junctions and speed restrictions, this Sunday night lethargy is hard to explain.
Word Forms
- timekeepings
- time-keeping
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include timer, stopwatch, time, timing, clocking, clock.
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