timekeeping
Americannoun
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the act or science of marking the passage of time, such as with a sundial, clock, stopwatch, etc.
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the act of recording time spent on a task or activity, such as hours worked for pay.
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the act or skill of following a schedule or maintaining a regular beat.
adjective
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of, relating to, or used for marking the passage of time.
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of or relating to the recording of time spent on a task or activity, such as hours worked for pay.
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of or relating to the act or skill of following a schedule or maintaining a regular beat.
Example Sentences
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Atomic clocks, meanwhile, can be used for far more precise timekeeping, with broad applications spanning defense as well as telecommunications infrastructure and data centers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
"Innovations like these may contribute to more compact, high-stability timekeeping, relevant to several aerospace applications."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
Quantum clocks, for example, could boost the precision and accuracy of timekeeping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Yet a code of conduct has been laid out covering a range of subjects, with timekeeping amongst them.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
As a result, timekeeping was vital to the monks’ rituals.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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