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Rarekeep time
The correct spelling is keep time.
How to pronounce keep time
verb
Say it like: Kee-p t-ime
The correct spelling is keep time. To measure time. For example: "How well does this old watch keep time?"
Usage Examples
“How well does this old watch keep time?”
“He couldn't carry a tune in a wheelbarrow, but he keeps time like a damn machine.”
“Isn't one of the conductor's main jobs to keep time?”
Definition
verb
- 1.To measure time.
- 2.To indicate the time correctly (of a timepiece).
- 3.To make any regular rhythmical movements at the same time with others.
- 4.To control the beat or rhythm of a song played by a music group.
- 5.(e.g. of a train) To maintain a schedule set out in a timetable.
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