timekeeping

«timekeeping» in Mova's school dictionary: Being on time, arriving and finishing when you should — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (timekeeping — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Being on time, arriving and finishing when you should. tree →

2) Measuring and recording time, for example in a race or a game. tree →

3) How well a clock or watch keeps the right time. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school and work «good timekeeping» means arriving on time; reports may say «her timekeeping has improved». In sport, a timekeeper times races and matches. In science and history, timekeeping covers sundials, clocks and calendars. In maths, timekeeping problems use start time, end time and duration. Phrases: «good timekeeping», «poor timekeeping», «official timekeeping».

examples

• His timekeeping is excellent; he is never late. tree →
• The teacher spoke to us about poor timekeeping. tree →
• Timekeeping at the swimming gala was done with stopwatches. tree →
• Sundials were an early form of timekeeping. tree →
• Good timekeeping matters when you have a train to catch. tree →
• A race starting at 10:15 and ending at 10:52 lasted 37 minutes. tree →

note

Uncountable. One word. A person who keeps time in sport is a «timekeeper». In maths, find a duration by counting on: from the start time to the next whole hour, then to the end time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «timekeeping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.