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keep time

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keep time verb

  1. To measure time.
  2. To indicate the time correctly (of a timepiece).“How well does this old watch keep time?”
  3. 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. 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?”

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