keep time

Meaning

1. verb To measure time.
2. verb To indicate the time correctly .

   How well does this old watch keep time?

3. verb To 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. verb To 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 To maintain a schedule set out in a timetable.

Similar words

tell time time clock timekeep tell the time timestamp synchronize timecode rate date