noun
timekeeping
Timekeeping (noun) means the practice of measuring time or working out what the current time is.
noun
1
The practice of measuring time or working out what the current time is.
2
The system of recording how long staff work, including when they start and finish their shifts.
3
The habit of being on time and sticking to a schedule.
"Our correspondent found that timekeeping had suffered following the substitution of Class 5 4-6-0s on these workings."
— , Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region (1961)
"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."
— R. K. Kirkland, The Cavan & Leitrim Railway (1951)
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Etymology
Formed from time and keeping.
Rhymes for timekeeping
weeping
peeping
keeping
beeping
seeping
sleeping
creeping
sweeping
bleeping
beekeeping
safekeeping
bookkeeping
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of timekeeping?
"timekeeping" (noun) means the practice of measuring time or working out what the current time is.
What are the different meanings of timekeeping?
"timekeeping" has 3 main meanings: 1. The practice of measuring time or working out what the current time is; 2. The system of recording how long staff work, including when they start and finish their shifts; 3. The habit of being on time and sticking to a schedule.
