Keep time

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo measure time.

2.VerbTo indicate the time correctly .

"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.VerbTo maintain a schedule set out in a timetable.

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