time keeping

time·keep·er

[tahym-kee-per]
noun
1.
a person or thing that keeps time.
2.
an official appointed to time, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time left to play.
3.
a timepiece: This watch is a good timekeeper.
4.
a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others.
5.
a person who beats time in music.
Origin:
1680–90; time + keeper

Related forms
time·keep·ing, noun
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timekeeper (ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a person or thing that keeps or records time
2.  an employee who maintains a record of the hours worked by the other employees
3.  a device for indicating time; timepiece
4.  an employee with respect to his or her record of punctuality: a good timekeeper
 
'timekeeping
 
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