time study


Origin of time study

1
First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby time study

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How to use time study in a sentence

  • The worker had made from $7 to $7.50 a week before a time-study was taken and the task increased.

    Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
  • A time-study was taken from the work of a very deft young Polish girl, and from Lucia.

    Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
  • After a time-study was taken, the task was set at six sides, and doffs as called for by a schedule.

    Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
  • Such time-study investigations also supplied a basis for computing the various scales and systems of payment for work done.

    Practical Cinematography and Its Applications | Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
  • A trustworthy worker and one who appreciates the time study principle must be selected for the study.

    A Rational Wages System | Henry Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for time study

time study

noun

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