time watch

verb

To frequently check the current time.

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Meanings

verbtime watch (third-person singular simple present time watches, present participle time watching, simple past and past participle time watched)

present singular third person time watches · participle present time watching · participle past time watched · past time watched

  1. intransitiveTo frequently check the current time.

    Do not time watch. Clocks should not be visible from the bed.

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    Time was getting on and so Marrrie showed them the bungalow but Blake was time watching;

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    Pace yourself. If you have this flexibility, do not do too much in one day and try not to time watch.

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