timekeeping

timekeeping
[[t]ta͟ɪmkiːpɪŋ[/t]]
1) N-UNCOUNT: poss N, adj N If you talk about someone's timekeeping, you are talking about how good they are at arriving in time for things. [BRIT]

I am trying to improve my timekeeping...

He was penalized for bad timekeeping.

2) N-UNCOUNT Timekeeping is the process or activity of timing an event or series of events.

Who did the timekeeping?

...improvements in timekeeping technology.


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