Keep time

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo measure time.

2.verbTo indicate the time correctly (of a timepiece).

"How well does this old watch keep time?"

3.verbTo make any regular rhythmical movements at the same time with others.

"He couldn't carry a tune in a wheelbarrow, but he keeps time like a damn machine."

4.verbTo control the beat or rhythm of a song played by a music group.

"Isn't one of the conductor's main jobs to keep time?"

5.verb(e.g. of a train) To maintain a schedule set out in a timetable.

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