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

"Innovations like these may contribute to more compact, high-stability timekeeping, relevant to several aerospace applications."

From Science Daily

Developing a reliable framework for timekeeping between planets could eventually allow for synchronized communication networks across the solar system.

From Science Daily

New York Attorney General Letitia James accused UPS of failing to record all hours worked, requiring off-the-clock labor and manipulating timekeeping systems to reduce paid hours, following an investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Quantum clocks, for example, could boost the precision and accuracy of timekeeping.

From The Wall Street Journal

A team led by the University of Oxford has uncovered an unexpected contributor to entropy in quantum timekeeping: the act of measurement itself.

From Science Daily