timekeep

present singular third person timekeeps · participle present timekeeping · participle past timekept · past timekept · alternative time-keep · alternative time keep

1. To keep track of and/or enforce any restrictions on the time; keep time.

   This exercise takes about forty-five minutes. Arrange for someone to timekeep.

   1981, Sheila Ernst, Lucy Goodison, In our own hands: a woman's guide to self-help therapy, page 42

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   Thus, the difficulty retarded persons experience with focusing and/or maintaining their attention toward a relevant stimulus dimension (Fisher & Zeaman, 1973) may well hinder their ability to timekeep and predict temporal intervals.

   1979, American Journal of Mental Deficiency - Volume 84, page 294

   Timekeeping is very important, so it is advisable to appoint a responsible and reliable person whose only job is to timekeep.

   2000, Eric Brymer, Tom Hughes, Loel Collins, The Art of Freestyle, page 215

   I broke my watch on the first day and so was obliged to timekeep according to the sun;

   2007, Guy Arnold, In the Footsteps of George Borrow, page 63

plural timekeeps · alternative time-keep · alternative time keep

1. A timekeeper; someone or something that timekeeps.

   Round little timekeeps set with crystal eye.

   1947, The Hopkins Review - Volumes 1-3

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   A timekeep gave us our cards and our badges and told us where to punch in and then let out a yell for Johnson, our straw boss.

   1938, Wessel Smitter, F. O. B. Detroit, page 15

   Now to my point, I just arranged my clocks and other timekeeps in my display casement when the explosion struck.

   2003, Kenneth Sanford, Legion's Riddle: The Hero's Journey, page 16