timekeeping

American  

[tahym-keep-ing] / ˈtaɪmˌkip ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or science of marking the passage of time, such as with a sundial, clock, stopwatch, etc.

2. the act of recording time spent on a task or activity, such as hours worked for pay.

3. the act or skill of following a schedule or maintaining a regular beat.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or used for marking the passage of time.

2. of or relating to the recording of time spent on a task or activity, such as hours worked for pay.

3. of or relating to the act or skill of following a schedule or maintaining a regular beat.

Example Sentences

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timekeeping

The researchers connected their thorium excitation apparatus to a conventional optical atomic clock, demonstrating that the nuclei could serve as a highly precise timekeeping reference.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

It won’t be the first time the debate over timekeeping has made its way to Capitol Hill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Atomic clocks, meanwhile, can be used for far more precise timekeeping, with broad applications spanning defense as well as telecommunications infrastructure and data centers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

The new methods could reduce specific errors caused by how atoms are distributed within the lattice, leading to more accurate timekeeping.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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