timekeeping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From time + keeping.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
- (uncountable, usually) 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.
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being punctual, keeping to a set time.
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.
1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:Our correspondent found that timekeeping had suffered following the substitution of Class 5 4-6-0s on these workings.
1961 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 638: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.
1959 March, D. Bertram, “An old friend - the 9.7”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| time-keeping | alternative | lexicographic | |
| timekeepings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
time clock · recordkeeping · record-keeping · timekeeper · have the time · book-keeping · bookkeeping · scorekeeping
Translations (8)
fr ponctualité (the measurement of time) · fr contrôle ou pointage de présence (the measurement of time) · es cronometraje (the measurement of time) · ro cronometraj (the measurement of time) · pl mierzenie czasu (the measurement of time) · fr chronométrage (the measurement of time) · fr exactitude (the measurement of time) · ro cronometrare (the measurement of time)