time study

American  

noun

1. time and motion study.

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time study British  

noun

1. short for time and motion study

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Etymology

Origin of time study

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

"It's a 'new abnormal' and it is now playing out in real time," study co-author Dr. Michael E. Mann of the University of Pennsylvania told Salon at the time.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2023

Because Covid vaccines are relatively new, scientists have not had time study them over a long period - but that doesn't mean they're not safe.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2021

Just being observed can affect behavior, which only makes it more difficult to design a screen time study from which researchers might draw conclusions about devices’ causal powers.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2020

Students will also for the first time study the use of "national wellbeing" and "national happiness" as economic measures.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2015

The modern managers will obtain it, and the only way to prevent it from being used by unscrupulous managers is for the workman also to learn the facts of time study.

From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Gilbreth, Lillian Moller