time keep

A form of timekeep — To keep track of and/or enforce any restrictions on the time; keep time.

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Meanings

verbtime keep (third-person singular simple present time keeps, present participle time keeping, simple past and past participle time kept)

present singular third person time keeps · participle present time keeping · participle past time kept · past time kept

  1. alternativeAlternative form of timekeep.

    Who time keeps? Who evaluates the results?

    2000, J.K. Gilbert, C. Boulter, Developing Models in Science Education, page 294
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    Since it was not uncommon to be able to time keep, it should not have been that bad of a problem.

    2014, Sean McKeithen, Redux, page 42

    We mentioned already that if you have a big enough team then it becomes one person's role to time keep and document.

    2014, Debbie Rosenorn-Lanng, Human Factors in Healthcare: Level One

Origin

From time + keep.

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APA

time keep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20keep

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“time keep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20keep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time keep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20keep.

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