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

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Etymology

Origin of time sheet

First recorded in 1890–95

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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

“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

While it wasn’t an attempt to collect pay for hours not worked, a supervisor approved the time sheet, the report said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2014

You make out yer time sheet, and go to the office at nine o'clock and git yer money; we can't afford to pay you for playing the fool.'

From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

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