timekeeping
3
3.7
- noun
- /ˈtaɪmˌkiːpɪŋ/
:
medición del tiempo
- Islam's quest for accurate timekeeping, a requirement for its strict regimen of prayer, led Muslims to become expert astronomers.
- accurate timekeeping
- navigation requires good timekeeping
Examples
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Islam's quest for accurate timekeeping, a requirement for its strict regimen.
Academic text (2004) -
Accurate timekeeping is essential for coordinating events and scheduling meetings.
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The existence of time, as in the structure of the natural world, seems obvious, yet timekeeping is a product of civilization.
Academic text (2005) -
The most problematic issue we have faced involves timekeeping.
Academic text (2014) -
Until recently, most firms backed up things like accounting, timekeeping, web collaboration, and human resources.
Academic text (2004) -
Using the information from the job cards, timekeeping prepares the labor distribution summary.
Academic text (1991) -
But Cartier makes watches not just for timekeeping but also as an accessory.
Blog text (32) -
The Long Count, the greatest of all Maya timekeeping cycles, operates on a base-20 system.
Academic text (2009) -
Once you have meaningful volume, however, you'll need accounting, billing, timekeeping, and other management tools.
Academic text (2009) -
She's going to translate her blog into Spanish, develop a contractor seminar series, and "be more religious" about timekeeping.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
1
9.8
Recording time and events in order using calendars and clocks
The study of measuring time very accurately using instruments like clocks
How Accurate
- Specialized
5
4.3
- Specialized
5
8.6
3
3.7
∞
1.0
20
4.1
11
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Timekeeping comes from the simple parts time and keep, where keep means 'to hold' or 'watch'. Think of a musician who 'keeps time' with a beat or a clock that watches the hours, so timekeeping means measuring or recording the passing of time.