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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"Our work shows that even radical ideas about quantum mechanics can be tested against precise physical measurements, and that, reassuringly, timekeeping remains one of the most stable pillars of modern physics."
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
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
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
His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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