time-keeping

time-keep·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym kee-ping]
- /taɪm ˈki pɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym kee-ping]
- /taɪm ˈki pɪŋ/

Definitions of time-keeping word

noun time-keeping a person or thing that keeps time. 1
noun time-keeping an official appointed to time, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time left to play. 1
noun time-keeping a timepiece: This watch is a good timekeeper. 1
noun time-keeping a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others. 1
noun time-keeping a person who beats time in music. 1

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Origin of time-keeping

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; time + keeper

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Parts of speech for Time-keeping

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Time-keeping

time-keeping popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.