time sheet

American  

noun

time sheets plural

1. a sheet or card recording the hours worked by an employee, made especially for payroll purposes.

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time sheet British  

noun

1. a card on which are recorded the hours spent working by an employee or employees

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• time sheets
  plural

Etymology

Origin of time sheet

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

time sheet

She got her time sheet stamped for the spring and was free to retreat back to New York or Palm Beach until she had some new NFTs to sell, I assumed.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

At the end of her shift that January day, Campos filled out her time sheet.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021

“He said ‘no, that’s not true, I authorized his time sheet two days ago.’”

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2018

Part of me thinks he was serious when he told me he’s going to keep a time sheet of the time he spends with his family.

From Forbes ● Jun. 15, 2015

Two of these he recognized as laborers he had recently taken on his "time sheet," but the other was a stranger to him.

From The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley by Cullum, Ridgwell